CVE-2016-5005 Apache Archiva vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

What is CVE-2016-5005?

CVE-2016-5005 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2016. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5005?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.archiva:archiva. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Archiva.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5005?

Upgrade org.apache.archiva:archiva to 2.2.1 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-5005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2013-2251 Apache Struts Improper Input Validation Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-4469 Cross-site request forgery in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2017-5657 Apache Archiva vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery High 8.0
• CVE-2024-27138 Apache Archiva: disabling user registration is not effective High 7.5
• CVE-2024-27139 Apache Archiva: incorrect authentication potentially leading to account takeover High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8jfm-rgmg-3wq2.