Check Point Advisories

Apache Solr Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-12409; CVE-2019-17558)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-1552
Date Published:	20 Nov 2019
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 05 January, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-12409 CVE-2019-17558
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache Solr 8.2.0 Apache Solr 8.1.1 Apache Solr 5.0.0 to Apache Solr 8.3.1
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Apache Solr. Successful exploitation could result in execution of arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apache Solr Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-12409) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Apache Server Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Apache Solr Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-12409)