# CVE-2010-3449: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to modify credentials via CSRF in Apache Archiva and Continuum.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c9q3-7wj8-34wx

## What is CVE-2010-3449?

CVE-2010-3449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Redback before 1.2.4, as used in Apache Archiva 1.0 through 1.0.3, 1.1 through 1.1.4, 1.2 through 1.2.2, and 1.3 through 1.3.1; and Apache Continuum 1.3.6, 1.4.0, and 1.1 through 1.2.3.1; allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify credentials.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3449?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apache Archiva, Jesse Mcconnell Redback.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-3449 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-3449 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Apache Archiva 1.0 < 1.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-2251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2251/): Apache Struts Improper Input Validation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-4469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4469/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-5657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5657/): Apache Archiva vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2024-27138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27138/): Apache Archiva: disabling user registration is not effective (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-27139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27139/): Apache Archiva: incorrect authentication potentially leading to account takeover (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3449 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-3449 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3449/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3449/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3449
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3449
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3449

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