CVE-2017-3163
When using the Index Replication feature, Apache Solr nodes can pull index files from a master/leader node using an HTTP API which accepts…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 6.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 9 months later
· 9 months later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.6% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Solr
- affected 1.4.0 to 5.5.3
- affected 6.0.0 to 6.4.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.solr:solr-coreGHSA-387v-84cv-9qmc (opens in a new tab)
References
7
- RHSA-2018:1448 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1449 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1450 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1451 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [solr-user] 20170215 [SECURITY] CVE-2017-3163 Apache Solr ReplicationHandler path traversal attack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1447 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-4124 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-0485 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-387v-84cv-9qmc (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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