What is CVE-2022-29405?

CVE-2022-29405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Archiva. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-05-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-29405?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Archiva

CVE-2022-29405

In Apache Archiva, any registered user can reset password for any users. This is fixed in Archiva 2.2.8

Published 2022-05-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (77.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Apache Archiva
Apache Software Foundation Archiva — versions 2.2

References

archiva.apache.org/docs/2.2.8/release-notes.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29405?: CVE-2022-29405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Archiva. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-29405?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.