CVE-2023-50290 Scanner.
Apache Solr - Host Environment Variables Leak via Metrics API
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About CVE-2023-50290. What It Means.
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability in Apache Solr. The Solr Metrics API publishes all unprotected environment variables available to each Apache Solr instance. Users can specify which environment variables to hide, however, the default list is designed to work for known secret Java system properties. Environment variables cannot be strictly defined in Solr, like Java system properties can be, and may be set for the entire host,unlike Jav…
FAQ
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Apache Solr - Host Environment Variables Leak via Metrics API. Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability in Apache Solr. The Solr Metrics API publishes all unprotected environment variables available to each Apache Solr instance. Users can specify which environment variables to hide, however, the default list is designed to work for known secret Java system properties. Environment variables cannot be strictly defined in Solr, like Java system properties can be, and may be set for the entire host,unlike Jav…
Atlas sends up to 1 read-only request to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2023-50290 in Apache Solr. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2023-50290 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is 6.5.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2023-50290 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update Apache Solr to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2023-50290 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2023-50290; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.