The Content-Encoding HTTP header feature in ws-xmlrpc 3.1.3 as used in Apache Archiva…
Priority LOW 39CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
The Content-Encoding HTTP header feature in ws-xmlrpc 3.1.3 as used in Apache Archiva allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by decompressing a large file containing zeroes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07748 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-common (Maven) | up to 3.1.3 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.xmlrpc:xmlrpc-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 3.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- JBoss Developer Studio 10
- JBoss Developer Studio 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5004
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj
References
Advisory 3
More Apache Ws-xmlrpc vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-04323 The Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library 3.1.3, as used in Apache Archiva, allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-5004 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5004 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r2pg-w96p-pcpj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-5004 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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