CVE-2018-11802

In Apache Solr, the cluster can be partitioned into multiple collections and only a subset of nodes actually host any given collection. However, if a node receives a request for a collection it does not host, it proxies the request to a relevant node and serves the request. Solr bypasses all authorization settings for such requests. This affects all Solr versions prior to 7.7 that use the default authorization mechanism of Solr (RuleBasedAuthorizationPlugin).

Published: 2020-04-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-11802 is rated Moderate Risk (46.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.02%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.87% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11802

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.15% 2.02% +1.87%
2 2025-06-20 0.15% 0.15% +0.00%
3 2025-06-19 0.15%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11802

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11802

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-11802

GHSA-j346-h5wc-rw2m · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Incorrect Authorization in Apache Solr

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-11802

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2018-11802 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lucene-solr), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11802
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11802
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-11802 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lucene-solr), 19 status rows across 19 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 11, needs-triage 8. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11802

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11802

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache solr >= 4.2.0, < 6.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache solr >= 7.0.0, < 7.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-11802

URL Tags
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/24/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence