CVE-2009-3821 Apache Solr Search for TYPO3 vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

What is CVE-2009-3821?

CVE-2009-3821 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Apache Solr Search (solr) extension 1.0.0 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3821?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-solr-for-typo3/solr. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Solr.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3821?

Upgrade apache-solr-for-typo3/solr to 1.0.1 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2009-3821 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2019-17558 Apache Solr VelocityResponseWriter Plug-In Remote Code Execution Exploited High 7.5
• CVE-2019-0193 Apache Solr DataImportHandler Code Injection Exploited High 7.2
• CVE-2024-45216 Apache Solr: Authentication bypass possible using a fake URL Path ending Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-44548 Apache Solr information disclosure vulnerability through DataImportHandler Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-27905 SSRF vulnerability with the Replication handler Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2q2r-xgj5-h3hm.