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CVE-2013-6397

Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network…

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
7 Dec 2013
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
57% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Path traversal (CWE-22)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache SolrServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:solr
  • Version 4.5.0
  • Version 4.4.0
  • Version 4.3.1
  • Version 4.3.0
All 11 release lines
  • Every version up to 4.5.1
  • Version 4.0.0-alpha
  • Version 4.0.0-beta
  • Version 4.0.0
  • Version 4.1.0
  • Version 4.2.0
  • Version 4.2.1
  • Version 4.3.0
  • Version 4.3.1
  • Version 4.4.0
  • Version 4.5.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6397
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6397