CVE-2022-29405 Apache Archiva Arbitrary user password reset vulnerability

What is CVE-2022-29405?

CVE-2022-29405 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Archiva, published on 25 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29405?

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-2022-29405?

Upgrade org.apache.archiva:archiva to 2.2.8 or later.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2022-29405 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29405 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Archiva

• 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
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Also known as GHSA-5hqc-x78w-3cmw.