CVE-2015-8797 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webapp/web/js/scripts/plugins.js in the stats page in the Admin UI in Apache Solr before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the entry parameter to a plugins/cache URI.

Published: 2016-02-15

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-5297	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webapp/web/js/scripts/plugins.js in the stats page in the Admin UI in Apache Solr before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the entry parameter to a plugins/cache URI.
Github GHSA	GHSA-v6gf-x8fp-532v	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Solr

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02074.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975544
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-7949

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Solr

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-02-15T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.036Z

Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8797

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-15T02:59:17.140

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8797

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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