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CVE-2021-44548

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in DataImportHandler of Apache Solr allows an attacker to provide a Windows U

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in DataImportHandler of Apache Solr allows an attacker to provide a Windows UNC path resulting in an SMB network call being made from the Solr host to another host on the network. If the attacker has wider access to the network, this may lead to SMB attacks, which may result in: The exfiltration of sensitive data such as OS user hashes (NTLM/LM hashes), In case of misconfigured systems, SMB Relay Attacks which can lead to user impersonation on SMB Shares or, in a worse-case scenario, Remote Code Execution This issue affects all Apache Solr versions prior to 8.11.1. This issue only affects Windows.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.05017
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

1
apache solr< 8.11.1

Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.solr:solr-parent CRITICAL fixed in 8.11.1

Sigma Hunt Rules

7
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging

Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Dec 2021 · 09:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

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