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CVE-2020-13941

HighPublished

Reported in SOLR-14515 (private) and fixed in SOLR-14561 (public), released in Solr version 8.6.0. The Replication handler...

Published: Aug 17, 2020
Updated: Aug 4, 2024
Assigning CNA: apache
Evidence observed: Aug 8, 2026

Primary CVSS

8.8/ 10High

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CVE-2020-13941

HighPublished

Reported in SOLR-14515 (private) and fixed in SOLR-14561 (public), released in Solr version 8.6.0. The Replication handler...

Published: Aug 17, 2020
Updated: Aug 4, 2024
Assigning CNA: apache
Evidence observed: Aug 8, 2026

Primary CVSS

8.8/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS probability estimate

3.9%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 89.9%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

Reported in SOLR-14515 (private) and fixed in SOLR-14561 (public), released in Solr version 8.6.0. The Replication handler (https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/8_6/index-replication.html#http-api-commands-for-the-replicationhandler) allows commands backup, restore and deleteBackup. Each of these take a location parameter, which was not validated, i.e you could read/write to any location the solr user can access.

Sources

CVE-2020-13941Exploit
CVE-2020-13941: Abusing UNC Paths in Windows Environments in Apache Solr

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