Is CVE-2013-6397 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-6397 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6397?

CVE-2013-6397 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2013-6397?

Patch guidance is available from apache security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2013-6397.

CVE-2013-6397 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2013-6397?

11 products: apache solr, apache solr, apache solr, apache solr, apache solr, and 6 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APACHE
Published: 12/7/2013
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apache : solrapache : solrapache : solrapache : solrapache : solrapache : solrapache : solrapache : solrapache : solrapache : solrapache : solr

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD