7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-12401
Solr XML Entity Expansion Amplification Vulnerability
Description

Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0 to 4.10.4 are vulnerable to an XML resource consumption attack (a.k.a. Lol Bomb) via it’s update handler.?By leveraging XML DOCTYPE and ENTITY type elements, the attacker can create a pattern that will expand when the server parses the XML causing OOMs.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 10, 2019, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-12401 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache solr
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-12401.

URL Resource
http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201909.mbox/%3CCAECwjAXU4%3DkAo5DeUJw7Kvk67sgCmajAN7LGZQNjbjZ8gv%3DBdw%40mail.gmail.com%3E Broken Link Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/10/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-12401-XML%20Bomb-Apache%20Solr Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/048ae6e4f84a88e8856f766320b48ad91f9fca2c6f621aa2c40088fe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0ec231c5ed8d242890e21806d25fdd47f80cc47cac278d2fc1c9c579%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c92300643f48f13bc59b15e3f886ba62bae1798c7d4c2e5c1ece09b%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/521d10a19bfb590f86dff41820ccfb11e92281f233a12c882650931e%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/60a924662ead9aeea74e8ea128d9ca935f8de925aa71b15ab2787d6a%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ab5e95a1a0b4f35ffe53f1eb0cb74b4348b49d41b72ac155b843fa2%40%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/db8eaca456d03c00a66cbe37548978318d424b9997e3fd7f5c65dffe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0002/ Third Party Advisory
http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201909.mbox/%3CCAECwjAXU4%3DkAo5DeUJw7Kvk67sgCmajAN7LGZQNjbjZ8gv%3DBdw%40mail.gmail.com%3E Broken Link Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/10/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-12401-XML%20Bomb-Apache%20Solr Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/048ae6e4f84a88e8856f766320b48ad91f9fca2c6f621aa2c40088fe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0ec231c5ed8d242890e21806d25fdd47f80cc47cac278d2fc1c9c579%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c92300643f48f13bc59b15e3f886ba62bae1798c7d4c2e5c1ece09b%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/521d10a19bfb590f86dff41820ccfb11e92281f233a12c882650931e%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/60a924662ead9aeea74e8ea128d9ca935f8de925aa71b15ab2787d6a%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ab5e95a1a0b4f35ffe53f1eb0cb74b4348b49d41b72ac155b843fa2%40%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/db8eaca456d03c00a66cbe37548978318d424b9997e3fd7f5c65dffe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0002/ Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-12401 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-12401 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201909.mbox/%3CCAECwjAXU4%3DkAo5DeUJw7Kvk67sgCmajAN7LGZQNjbjZ8gv%3DBdw%40mail.gmail.com%3E
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/10/1
    Added Reference https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-12401-XML%20Bomb-Apache%20Solr
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/048ae6e4f84a88e8856f766320b48ad91f9fca2c6f621aa2c40088fe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0ec231c5ed8d242890e21806d25fdd47f80cc47cac278d2fc1c9c579%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c92300643f48f13bc59b15e3f886ba62bae1798c7d4c2e5c1ece09b%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/521d10a19bfb590f86dff41820ccfb11e92281f233a12c882650931e%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/60a924662ead9aeea74e8ea128d9ca935f8de925aa71b15ab2787d6a%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ab5e95a1a0b4f35ffe53f1eb0cb74b4348b49d41b72ac155b843fa2%40%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/db8eaca456d03c00a66cbe37548978318d424b9997e3fd7f5c65dffe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0002/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ab5e95a1a0b4f35ffe53f1eb0cb74b4348b49d41b72ac155b843fa2%40%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/048ae6e4f84a88e8856f766320b48ad91f9fca2c6f621aa2c40088fe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/521d10a19bfb590f86dff41820ccfb11e92281f233a12c882650931e%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c92300643f48f13bc59b15e3f886ba62bae1798c7d4c2e5c1ece09b%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/60a924662ead9aeea74e8ea128d9ca935f8de925aa71b15ab2787d6a%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/db8eaca456d03c00a66cbe37548978318d424b9997e3fd7f5c65dffe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0ec231c5ed8d242890e21806d25fdd47f80cc47cac278d2fc1c9c579%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0ec231c5ed8d242890e21806d25fdd47f80cc47cac278d2fc1c9c579@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c92300643f48f13bc59b15e3f886ba62bae1798c7d4c2e5c1ece09b@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/048ae6e4f84a88e8856f766320b48ad91f9fca2c6f621aa2c40088fe@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/60a924662ead9aeea74e8ea128d9ca935f8de925aa71b15ab2787d6a@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/db8eaca456d03c00a66cbe37548978318d424b9997e3fd7f5c65dffe@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/521d10a19bfb590f86dff41820ccfb11e92281f233a12c882650931e@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ab5e95a1a0b4f35ffe53f1eb0cb74b4348b49d41b72ac155b843fa2@%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201909.mbox/%3CCAECwjAXU4%3DkAo5DeUJw7Kvk67sgCmajAN7LGZQNjbjZ8gv%3DBdw%40mail.gmail.com%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201909.mbox/%3CCAECwjAXU4%3DkAo5DeUJw7Kvk67sgCmajAN7LGZQNjbjZ8gv%3DBdw%40mail.gmail.com%3E Broken Link, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/10/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/10/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-12401-XML%20Bomb-Apache%20Solr No Types Assigned https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-12401-XML%20Bomb-Apache%20Solr Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/048ae6e4f84a88e8856f766320b48ad91f9fca2c6f621aa2c40088fe@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/048ae6e4f84a88e8856f766320b48ad91f9fca2c6f621aa2c40088fe@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0ec231c5ed8d242890e21806d25fdd47f80cc47cac278d2fc1c9c579@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0ec231c5ed8d242890e21806d25fdd47f80cc47cac278d2fc1c9c579@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c92300643f48f13bc59b15e3f886ba62bae1798c7d4c2e5c1ece09b@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c92300643f48f13bc59b15e3f886ba62bae1798c7d4c2e5c1ece09b@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/521d10a19bfb590f86dff41820ccfb11e92281f233a12c882650931e@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/521d10a19bfb590f86dff41820ccfb11e92281f233a12c882650931e@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/60a924662ead9aeea74e8ea128d9ca935f8de925aa71b15ab2787d6a@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/60a924662ead9aeea74e8ea128d9ca935f8de925aa71b15ab2787d6a@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ab5e95a1a0b4f35ffe53f1eb0cb74b4348b49d41b72ac155b843fa2@%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ab5e95a1a0b4f35ffe53f1eb0cb74b4348b49d41b72ac155b843fa2@%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/db8eaca456d03c00a66cbe37548978318d424b9997e3fd7f5c65dffe@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/db8eaca456d03c00a66cbe37548978318d424b9997e3fd7f5c65dffe@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0002/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0002/ Third Party Advisory
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-400 CWE-776
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c92300643f48f13bc59b15e3f886ba62bae1798c7d4c2e5c1ece09b@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-12401-XML%20Bomb-Apache%20Solr [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/048ae6e4f84a88e8856f766320b48ad91f9fca2c6f621aa2c40088fe@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/10/1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/60a924662ead9aeea74e8ea128d9ca935f8de925aa71b15ab2787d6a@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/db8eaca456d03c00a66cbe37548978318d424b9997e3fd7f5c65dffe@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/521d10a19bfb590f86dff41820ccfb11e92281f233a12c882650931e@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ab5e95a1a0b4f35ffe53f1eb0cb74b4348b49d41b72ac155b843fa2@%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0 to 4.10.4 are vulnerable to an XML resource consumption attack (a.k.a. Lol Bomb) via it?s update handler.?By leveraging XML DOCTYPE and ENTITY type elements, the attacker can create a pattern that will expand when the server parses the XML causing OOMs. Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0 to 4.10.4 are vulnerable to an XML resource consumption attack (a.k.a. Lol Bomb) via it’s update handler.?By leveraging XML DOCTYPE and ENTITY type elements, the attacker can create a pattern that will expand when the server parses the XML causing OOMs.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0 to 4.10.4 are vulnerable to an XML resource consumption attack (a.k.a. Lol Bomb) via it?s update handler.?By leveraging XML DOCTYPE and ENTITY type elements, the attacker can create a pattern that will expand when the server parses the XML causing OOMs. Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0 to 4.10.4 are vulnerable to an XML resource consumption attack (a.k.a. Lol Bomb) via it?s update handler.?By leveraging XML DOCTYPE and ENTITY type elements, the attacker can create a pattern that will expand when the server parses the XML causing OOMs.
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0002/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0 to 4.10.4 are vulnerable to an XML resource consumption attack (a.k.a. Lol Bomb) via it?s update handler.?By leveraging XML DOCTYPE and ENTITY type elements, the attacker can create a pattern that will expand when the server parses the XML causing OOMs. Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0 to 4.10.4 are vulnerable to an XML resource consumption attack (a.k.a. Lol Bomb) via it?s update handler.?By leveraging XML DOCTYPE and ENTITY type elements, the attacker can create a pattern that will expand when the server parses the XML causing OOMs.
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0ec231c5ed8d242890e21806d25fdd47f80cc47cac278d2fc1c9c579@%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201909.mbox/%3CCAECwjAXU4%3DkAo5DeUJw7Kvk67sgCmajAN7LGZQNjbjZ8gv%3DBdw%40mail.gmail.com%3E No Types Assigned http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201909.mbox/%3CCAECwjAXU4%3DkAo5DeUJw7Kvk67sgCmajAN7LGZQNjbjZ8gv%3DBdw%40mail.gmail.com%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.0 up to (including) 1.4.1 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1 up to (including) 3.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (including) 4.10.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-12401 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-12401 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.33 }} 0.10%

score

0.70773

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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