VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-3163

However, Solr before 5.5.4 and 6.x before 6.4.1 did not validate the file name, hence it was possible to craft a special request involving path traversal, leaving any file readable to the Solr server process exposed.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.56%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

When using the Index Replication feature, Apache Solr nodes can pull index files from a master/leader node using an HTTP API which accepts a file name. However, Solr before 5.5.4 and 6.x before 6.4.1 did not validate the file name, hence it was possible to craft a special request involving path traversal, leaving any file readable to the Solr server process exposed. Solr servers protected and restricted by firewall rules and/or authentication would not be at risk since only trusted clients and users would gain direct HTTP access.

CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 6.56% probability · 94th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: apache/solr
Source: security@apache.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 6.6% 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.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.