CVE-2016-4469

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Apache Archiva 1.3.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add new repository proxy connectors via the token parameter to admin/addProxyConnector_commit.action, (2) new repositories via the token parameter to admin/addRepository_commit.action, (3) edit existing repositories via the token parameter to admin/editRepository_commit.action, (4) add legacy artifact paths via the token parameter to admin/addLegacyArtifactPath_commit.action, (5) change the organizational appearance via the token parameter to admin/saveAppearance.action, or (6) upload new artifacts via the token parameter to upload_submit.action.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.57% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137869/Apache-Archiva-1.3.9-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html third party advisory exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/37 mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036475 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538877/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91703 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40109/ exploit
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4469?
CVE-2016-4469 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4469?
To fix CVE-2016-4469, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4469 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4469 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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