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High · 7.5 CVE-2023-50291 BIT-solr-2023-50291EUVD-2024-0488GHSA-3hwc-rqwp-v36q

Apache Solr: System Property redaction logic inconsistency can lead to leaked passwords

Published Feb 9, 2024 · Updated May 15, 2025 · Assigned by apache

Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Apache Solr.

This issue affects Apache Solr: from 6.0.0 through 8.11.2, from 9.0.0 before 9.3.0.
One of the two endpoints that publishes the Solr process' Java system properties, /admin/info/properties, was only setup to hide system properties that had "password" contained in the name.
There are a number of sensitive system properties, such as "basicauth" and "aws.secretKey" do not contain "password", thus their values were published via the "/admin/info/properties" endpoint.
This endpoint populates the list of System Properties on the home screen of the Solr Admin page, making the exposed credentials visible in the UI.

This /admin/info/properties endpoint is protected under the "config-read" permission.
Therefore, Solr Clouds with Authorization enabled will only be vulnerable through logged-in users that have the "config-read" permission.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.3.0 or 8.11.3, which fixes the issue.
A single option now controls hiding Java system property for all endpoints, "-Dsolr.hiddenSysProps".
By default all known sensitive properties are hidden (including "-Dbasicauth"), as well as any property with a name containing "secret" or "password".

Users who cannot upgrade can also use the following Java system property to fix the issue:
  '-Dsolr.redaction.system.pattern=.*(password|secret|basicauth).*'

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Solr 6.0.0 – ≤ 8.11.2, 9.0.0 – < 9.3.0 9.3.0

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 lucene-solr 3.6.2+dfsg-23 —
Debian 13 lucene-solr 3.6.2+dfsg-23 —
Debian 12 lucene-solr 3.6.2+dfsg-23 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 lucene-solr No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS lucene-solr No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 lucene-solr No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS lucene-solr No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS lucene-solr No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS lucene-solr No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS lucene-solr No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS lucene-solr No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS lucene-solr No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.solr:solr-core >= 6.0.0, < 8.11.3 8.11.3 GHSA-3hwc-rqwp-v36q
Maven org.apache.solr:solr-core >= 9.0.0, < 9.3.0 9.3.0 GHSA-3hwc-rqwp-v36q

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