Solr: XML eXternal Entity (XXE) flaw in XML and XSLT UpdateRequestHandler
Published Dec 7, 2013
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.08%
Description
The (1) UpdateRequestHandler for XSLT or (2) XPathEntityProcessor in Apache Solr before 4.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, different vectors than CVE-2013-6407.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.2
solr
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0029
Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.4
solr
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1844
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.2 | solr | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0029 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.4 | solr | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1844 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.08% (0.10075) | 95.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.08% (0.10075) | 95.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01186) | 76.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.09% (0.03092) | 77.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01186) | 76.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.47% (0.02469) | 84.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 61.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 60.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 58.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 71.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 50.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1844.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0029.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/lucene/dev/branches/branch_4x/solr/CHANGES.txt?view=markup x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6612 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035981 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cpj-3g83-q2j4 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/lucene-solr/commit/0d21b900975b7048d2e925d852aeacb9bdc6766c
- https://github.com/apache/lucene-solr/commit/f230486ce6707762c1a6e81655d0fac52887906d
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-3895 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6612
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6612
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1844.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0029.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/lucene/dev/branches/branch_4x/solr/CHANGES.txt?view=markup | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6612 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035981 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cpj-3g83-q2j4 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/apache/lucene-solr/commit/0d21b900975b7048d2e925d852aeacb9bdc6766c | ||
| https://github.com/apache/lucene-solr/commit/f230486ce6707762c1a6e81655d0fac52887906d | ||
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-3895 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6612 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6612 |
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