Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-29943

Description

When using ConfigurableInternodeAuthHadoopPlugin for authentication, Apache Solr versions prior to 8.8.2 would forward/proxy distributed requests using server credentials instead of original client credentials. This would result in incorrect authorization resolution on the receiving hosts.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.solr:solr-parentMaven	< 8.8.2	8.8.2

Affected products

Apache/Solr
cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <8.8.2
ghsa-coords2 versions
pkg:maven/org.apache.solr/solr-parent pkg:bitnami/solr
< 8.8.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 8.8.2
- (no CPE)range: < 8.8.2
Apache/Apachecpe-rescue
Range: Apache Solr

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-vf7p-j8x6-xvwpghsaADVISORY
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r91dd0ff556e0c9aab4c92852e0e540c59d4633718ce12881558cf44d%40%3Cusers.solr.apache.org%3EnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29943ghsaADVISORY
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210604-0009/nvdThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210604-0009ghsaWEB

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