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CVE-2016-4469 EXPLOIT

8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.9% (pctl 95)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Apache Archiva 1.3.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add new repository proxy connectors via the token parameter to admin/addProxyConnector_commit.action, (2) new repositories via the token parameter to admin/addRepository_commit.action, (3) edit existing repositories via the token parameter to admin/editRepository_commit.action, (4) add legacy artifact paths via the token parameter to admin/addLegacyArtifactPath_commit.action, (5) change the organizational appearance via the token parameter to admin/saveAppearance.action, or (6) upload new artifacts via the token parameter to upload_submit.action.

Scoring

CVSS8.8 (HIGH, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS7.86% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-352
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2016-07-28
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
apachearchiva

Public exploits

References

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