Security features bypass in Apache Archiva - CVE-2022-29405

 

Security features bypass in Apache Archiva - CVE-2022-29405

Published: May 31, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63851
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29405
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a weakly configured password changing mechanism. A remote user can bypass authentication and obtain administrative access.


Affected software

Apache Archiva

How to mitigate CVE-2022-29405

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Archiva - update to 2.2.8

External References

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