--- title: "CVE-2013-6397\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6397?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2013-6397 Publication date 7 December 2013 Last updated 4 August 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | lucene-solr | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life | | 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life | | 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6397) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6397) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-6397) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6397) ### Other references * * *