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Evidence dossier
CVE-2019-17558
CVE-2019-17558
gen-56ccdaf9Normalized restatement
Apache Solr 5.0.0 to Apache Solr 8.3.1 are vulnerable to a Remote Code Execution through the VelocityResponseWriter. A Velocity template can be provided through Velocity templates in a configset `velocity/` directory or as a parameter. A user defined configset could contain renderable, potentially malicious, templates. Parameter provided templates are disabled by default, but can be enabled by setting `params.resource.loader.enabled` by defining a response writer with that setting set to `true`. Defining a response writer requires configuration API access. Solr 8.4 removed the params resource loader entirely, and only enables the configset-provided template rendering when the configset is `trusted` (has been uploaded by an authenticated user).
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Dec 30, 2019
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Evidence coverage
- 72%
2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 99.9%
Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.
Source comparison
Who said what
Apache Solr 5.0.0 to Apache Solr 8.3.1 are vulnerable to a Remote Code Execution through the VelocityResponseWriter. A Velocity template can be provided through Velocity templates in a configset `velocity/` directory or as a parameter. A user defined configset could contain renderable, potentially malicious, templates. Parameter provided templates are disabled by default, but can be enabled by setting `params.resource.loader.enabled` by defining a response writer with that setting set to `true`. Defining a response writer requires configuration API access. Solr 8.4 removed the params resource loader entirely, and only enables the configset-provided template rendering when the configset is `trusted` (has been uploaded by an authenticated user).
Apache Solr VelocityResponseWriter Plug-In Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Probability 0.985670000000; percentile 0.999170000000
Applicability
Cited product scope
[{"status": "affected", "version": "Apache Solr 5.0.0 to Apache Solr 8.3.1"}]unknowncpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 5.0.0; end excluding 7.7.3supportedcpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 8.0.0; end excluding 8.4.0supportedcpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 17.7; end including 17.12supportedcpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedcpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedcpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedcpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedAssessments
CVSS by origin
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLimitations and unknowns
- KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
- EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
- Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
- NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
- Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
- NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
- Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
- Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.