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CVE-2013-6408

The DocumentAnalysisRequestHandler in Apache Solr before 4.3.1 does not properly use the EmptyEntityResolver, which 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6407.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-6408 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from apache organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-12-07T20:55:02.697

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	solr	≤ 4.3.0	Yes
Application	apache	solr	3.6.0	Yes
Application	apache	solr	3.6.1	Yes
Application	apache	solr	3.6.2	Yes
Application	apache	solr	4.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	solr	4.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	solr	4.0.0	Yes
Application	apache	solr	4.1.0	Yes
Application	apache	solr	4.2.0	Yes
Application	apache	solr	4.2.1	Yes

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1844.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0029.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/55542 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59372 ([email protected])
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/lucene/dev/branches/branch_4x/solr/CHANGES.txt?view=markup ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/29/2 ([email protected])
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-4881 Patch ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1844.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0029.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/55542 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59372 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/lucene/dev/branches/branch_4x/solr/CHANGES.txt?view=markup (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/29/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-4881 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.