Apache Solr uses a PKI based mechanism to secure inter-node communication when security is enabled. It is possible to create a specially crafted node name that does not exist as part of the cluster and point it to a malicious node. This can trick the nodes in cluster to believe that the malicious node is a member of the cluster. So, if Solr users have enabled BasicAuth authentication mechanism using the BasicAuthPlugin or if the user has implemented a custom Authentication plugin, which does not implement either "HttpClientInterceptorPlugin" or "HttpClientBuilderPlugin", his/her servers are vulnerable to this attack. Users who only use SSL without basic authentication or those who use Kerberos are not affected. Versions 5.3 through 5.5.4 and 6.0 through 6.5.1 are affected.
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CVE-2017-7660: Security Vulnerability in secure inter-node
communication in Apache Solr
Severity: Important
Vendor:
The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected:
Solr 5.3 to 5.5.4
Solr 6.0 to 6.5.1
Description:
Solr uses a PKI based mechanism to secure inter-node communication
when security is enabled. It is possible to create a specially crafted
node name that does not exist as part of the cluster and point it to a
malicious node. This can trick the nodes in cluster to believe that
the malicious node is a member of the cluster. So, if Solr users have
enabled BasicAuth authentication mechanism using the BasicAuthPlugin
or if the user has implemented a custom Authentication plugin, which
does not implement either "HttpClientInterceptorPlugin" or
"HttpClientBuilderPlugin", his/her servers are vulnerable to this
attack. Users who only use SSL without basic authentication or those
who use Kerberos are not affected.
Mitigation:
6.x users should upgrade to 6.6
5.x users should obtain the latest source from git and apply this patch:
http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucene-solr/commit/2f5ecbcf
Credit:
This issue was discovered by Noble Paul of Lucidworks Inc.
References:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-10624
https://wiki.apache.org/solr/SolrSecurity
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