XSS in Apache Archiva
CVE-2016-5005
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Archiva 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the connector.sourceRepoId parameter to admin/addProxyConnector_commit.action.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538878/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036475 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/137870/Apache-Archiva-1.3.9-Cross-Site-Scripting… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91707 (vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/38 (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5005?
- CVE-2016-5005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Archiva, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2016-07-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5005?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5005 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.