CVE-2013-6408

mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.114 · 96 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

11.4% (96th) EPSS

CVSS 6.4 · medium

Is it mine?

11 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedRed Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.4redhat_csaf
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update). Before applying this update, back up your existing installation of Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit. The JBoss server process must be restarted for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1844

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.4

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.06.4mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 4.9

v2.05.4mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-91US

affected products (11)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
apache solr≤ 4.3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache solr= 3.6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache solr= 3.6.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache solr= 3.6.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache solr= 4.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache solr= 4.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache solr= 4.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache solr= 4.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Maven org.apache.solr:solr-core< 4.3.1osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.solr/solr-core
Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.4all versionsfixedredhat_csafUScpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_framework:2.4.0

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2013:1844Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.4.0 update2013-12-16csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for the solr-core component of Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.4.0 that fixes multiple security issues is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
GHSA-45w3-2hvv-pfxqXML Injection in Apache Solr2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
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.

also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd osv redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2013-12-07modified 2026-06-17

references (21)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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