CVE-2017-12629
Remote code execution occurs in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 by exploiting XXE in conjunction with use of a Config API add-listener command to reach the RunExecutableListener class.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 91.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Remote code execution occurs in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 by exploiting XXE in conjunction with use of a Config API add-listener command to reach the RunExecutableListener class. Elasticsearch, although it uses Lucene, is NOT vulnerable to this. Note that the XML external entity expansion vulnerability occurs in the XML Query Parser which is available, by default, for any query request with parameters deftype=xmlparser and can be exploited to upload malicious data to the /upload request handler or as Blind XXE using ftp wrapper in order to read arbitrary local files from the Solr server. Note also that the second vulnerability relates to remote code execution using the RunExecutableListener available on all affected versions of Solr.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 91.90% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 October 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- apache/solr · redhat/jboss enterprise application platform · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 91.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201710.mbox/%3CCAOOKt51UO_6Vy%3Dj8W%3Dx1pMbLW9VJfZyFWz7pAnXJC_OAdSZubA%40mail.gmail.com%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101261Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3123Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3124Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3244Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3451Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3452Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r140128dc6bb4f4e0b6a39e962c7ca25a8cbc8e48ed766176c931fccc%40%3Cusers.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26c996b068ef6c5e89aa59acb769025cfd343a08e63fbe9e7f3f720f%40%3Coak-issues.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3da74965aba2b5f5744b7289ad447306eeb2940c872801819faa9314%40%3Cusers.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r95df34bb158375948da82b4dfe9a1b5d528572d586584162f8f5aeef%40%3Cusers.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://s.apache.org/FJDlExploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/ApacheSolr/status/918731485611401216Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/joshbressers/status/919258716297420802Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/searchtools_avi/status/918904813613543424Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4259-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4124Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43009/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201710.mbox/%3CCAOOKt51UO_6Vy%3Dj8W%3Dx1pMbLW9VJfZyFWz7pAnXJC_OAdSZubA%40mail.gmail.com%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/13/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101261Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3123Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3124Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3244Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.