CVE-2015-8796

Apache Solr Cross-site scripting Vulnerability

6.1 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webapp/web/js/scripts/schema-browser.js in the Admin UI in Apache Solr before 5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted schema-browse URL.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

3.32%Up 2.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2015-8796
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-8796
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-2373 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-2373
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fxw-g29w-r8mx 6.1

Apache Solr Cross-site scripting Vulnerability

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webapp/web/js/scripts/schema-browser.js in the Admin UI in Apache Solr before 5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted schema-browse URL.

Record: GHSA-4fxw-g29w-r8mx
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-4fxw-g29w-r8mx 6.1

Apache Solr Cross-site scripting Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-4fxw-g29w-r8mx
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache solr

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.solr:solr` Maven	before 5.3	5.3
`org.apache.solr:solr` Maven	before 5.3, plus listed versions 3.1.03.2.03.3.03.4.03.5.0 Show 28 moreShow less 3.6.03.6.13.6.24.0.04.0.0-ALPHA4.0.0-BETA4.1.04.10.04.10.14.10.24.10.34.10.44.2.04.2.14.3.04.3.14.4.04.5.04.5.14.6.04.6.14.7.04.7.14.7.24.8.04.8.14.9.04.9.1	5.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-8796 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Solr, published February 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.32%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.solr:solr 5.3.