Apache Solr 8.10-9.2 Schema Designer RCE via Untrusted ConfigSet
CVE-2023-50292 Published on February 9, 2024
Apache Solr: Solr Schema Designer blindly "trusts" all configsets, possibly leading to RCE by unauthenticated users
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource, Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources vulnerability in Apache Solr.
This issue affects Apache Solr: from 8.10.0 through 8.11.2, from 9.0.0 before 9.3.0.
The Schema Designer was introduced to allow users to more easily configure and test new Schemas and configSets.
However, when the feature was created, the "trust" (authentication) of these configSets was not considered.
External library loading is only available to configSets that are "trusted" (created by authenticated users), thus non-authenticated users are unable to perform Remote Code Execution.
Since the Schema Designer loaded configSets without taking their "trust" into account, configSets that were created by unauthenticated users were allowed to load external libraries when used in the Schema Designer.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.3.0, which fixes the issue.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-50292 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. When a resource is given a permissions setting that provides access to a wider range of actors than required, it could lead to the exposure of sensitive information, or the modification of that resource by unintended parties. This is especially dangerous when the resource is related to program configuration, execution or sensitive user data.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-50292
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Solr:- Version 8.10.0, <= 8.11.2 is affected.
- Version 9.0.0 and below 9.3.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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