What is CVE-2016-4469?

CVE-2016-4469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Archiva, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-4469?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-4469 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Apache Archiva

CVE-2016-4469

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.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2016-07-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.079 (94.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Archiva

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/137869/Apache-Archiva-1.3.9-Cross-Site-Request-Fo… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/37 (mailing-list)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036475 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538877/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91703 (vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40109/ (exploit)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd… (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4469?: CVE-2016-4469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Archiva, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-4469?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-4469 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.