CVE-2022-40309 Apache Archiva prior to 2.2.9 allows an authenticated user to delete arbitrary directories

What is CVE-2022-40309?

CVE-2022-40309 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Archiva, published on 15 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Users with write permissions to a repository can delete arbitrary directories.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40309?

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

Products include Apache Archiva.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40309?

Upgrade org.apache.archiva:archiva-common to 2.2.9 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-40309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40309 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-xgq8-jq9w-77r5.