CVE-2013-6397
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache Solr
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
- Record
CVE-2013-6397- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
- Record
CVE-2013-6397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4317 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4317- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8qw-mwmv-28cg No score
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache Solr
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
- Record
GHSA-j8qw-mwmv-28cg- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
- Record
CVE-2013-6397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-6397 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j8qw-mwmv-28cg No score
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Apache Solr
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
- Record
GHSA-j8qw-mwmv-28cg- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-6397 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6397- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.solr:solr-coreMaven |
before 4.6.0 | 4.6.0 |
lucene-solrDebian:12 |
before 3.6.2+dfsg-2 | 3.6.2+dfsg-2 |
lucene-solrDebian:13 |
before 3.6.2+dfsg-2 | 3.6.2+dfsg-2 |
lucene-solrDebian:14 |
before 3.6.2+dfsg-2 | 3.6.2+dfsg-2 |
lucene-solrDebian:7 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 3.6.0+dfsg-1 |
3.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u1 |
org.apache.solr:solr-coreMaven |
before 4.6.0, plus listed versions 1.3.01.4.01.4.13.1.03.2.0 Show 17 moreShow less3.3.03.4.03.5.03.6.03.6.13.6.24.0.04.0.0-ALPHA4.0.0-BETA4.1.04.2.04.2.14.3.04.3.14.4.04.5.04.5.1 |
4.6.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-6397 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apache Solr, published December 7, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 56.5%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.solr:solr-core 4.6.0.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/63935
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0029.html
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-4882
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/27/1
secunia.com/advisories/55730
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lucene.apache.org/solr/4_6_0/changes/Changes.html
agarri.fr/kom/archives/2013/11/27/compromising_an_unreachable_solr_server_with_cve-2013-6397/index.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6397
web.archive.org/web/20170307173358/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63935
github.com/apache/lucene-solr/commit/da34b18cb3092df4972e2b6fa5178d1059923910
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6397
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6397
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6397