CVE-2021-27905 | SSRF vulnerability with the Replication handler

The ReplicationHandler (normally registered at "/replication" under a Solr core) in Apache Solr has a "masterUrl" (also "leaderUrl" alias) parameter that is used to designate another ReplicationHandler on another Solr core to replicate index data into the local core. To prevent a SSRF vulnerability, Solr ought to check these parameters against a similar configuration it uses for the "shards" parameter. Prior to this bug getting fixed, it did not. This problem affects essentially all Solr versions prior to it getting fixed in 8.8.2.

Published: 2021-04-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-27905 is rated High Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 93.90%, 100th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-27905

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 2026-03-04 93.99% 93.90% -0.09%
2 2026-03-01 93.90% 93.99% +0.09%
3 2026-02-04 — 93.90% —

Full EPSS history (51 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-27905

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-27905

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-27905

GHSA-5phw-3jrp-3vj8 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Server-Side Request Forgery in Apache Solr

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-27905

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2021-27905 not yet assigned 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-2021-27905
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27905
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-27905 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lucene-solr), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 8, needs-triage 8. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-27905

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-27905

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache solr < 8.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-27905

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0ddc3a82bd7523b1453cb7a5e09eb5559517145425074a42eb326b10%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r140128dc6bb4f4e0b6a39e962c7ca25a8cbc8e48ed766176c931fccc%40%3Cusers.solr.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3da74965aba2b5f5744b7289ad447306eeb2940c872801819faa9314%40%3Cusers.solr.apache.org%3E
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