Vulnerability in Apache Archiva

CVE-2020-9495

Apache Archiva login service before 2.2.5 is vulnerable to LDAP injection. A attacker is able to retrieve user attribute data from the connected LDAP server by providing special values to the login form. With certain characters it is possible to modify the LDAP filter used to query the LDAP users. By measuring the response time for the login request, arbitrary attribute data can be retrieved from LDAP user objects.

EPSS: 0.080 (94.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Apache Archiva
  • N/a Apache Archiva — versions Apache Archiva 2.2.4 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9495?
CVE-2020-9495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Archiva, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-9495?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-9495 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.