CVE-2013-3597
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedservlet/CollectionListServlet in SearchBlox before 7.5 build 1 allows remote attackers to read usernames and passwords via a getList action.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCollectionListServlet in SearchBlox before version 7.5 build 1 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive username and password credentials via a specific 'getList' action parameter, likely through improper access controls or lack of authentication on the servlet endpoint.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.5= 6.2= 6.3= 6.4= 7.0= 7.1= 7.2= 7.3= 7.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SearchBlox installationLocate SearchBlox by checking common installation paths (e.g., /opt/searchblox, C:\Program Files\SearchBlox, or within application server webapp directories), or by identifying running processes named searchblox or looking for the searchblox web application in your application server (Tomcat, Jetty, etc.)Affected if SearchBlox software is present on the system
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Determine installed SearchBlox versionAccess the SearchBlox admin interface (typically at /searchblox/admin or /admin.jsp) and navigate to the About or Settings page to view the version number. Alternatively, check version files in the installation directory if accessible.Affected if The installed version is 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, or any version <= 7.5 that is not specifically build 1 of 7.5
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Verify if vulnerable servlet endpoint is accessibleAttempt to access the CollectionListServlet directly using a web request to a URL pattern similar to: http://<host>:<port>/searchblox/CollectionListServlet?action=getList or /solr/admin/collections?action=getList (the exact path depends on your installation). Check if the endpoint responds without requiring authentication.Affected if The CollectionListServlet responds to requests without requiring valid credentials
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Check for credential disclosureIf the servlet is accessible, inspect the response for sensitive information such as plaintext usernames and passwords, database connection credentials, or API keys that should not be exposed.Affected if The servlet response contains username, password, or other credential data in the output
A user is affected if they have SearchBlox version 6.2 through 7.4 (or any version <= 7.5 that is not build 1) installed and the CollectionListServlet endpoint is accessible without authentication, as evidenced by the servlet returning sensitive credential information.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade SearchBlox to version 7.5 build 1 or later to obtain the security patch; alternatively, implement network-level access controls to restrict unauthenticated access to the vulnerable servlet until the upgrade can be completed.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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