Apache Archiva privilege escalation
Priority LOW 31CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Privilege escalation via stored XSS using the file upload service to upload malicious content. The issue can be exploited only by authenticated users which can create directory name to inject some XSS content and gain some privileges such admin user.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01162 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Archiva (Apache Software Foundation): 2.2.10org.apache.archiva:archiva (Maven): 2.2.10
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Archiva | 2.0 to before 2.2.10 | 2.2.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.apache.archiva:archiva (Maven) | 2.0.0 to before 2.2.10 | 2.2.10 | Patch available | GHSA-qf34-f43r-gv9p |
- Apache Archiva VendorApache Affected 2.0 to before 2.2.10 Fixed in 2.2.10 Patch available CNA
- org.apache.archiva:archiva (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.2.10 Fixed in 2.2.10 Patch available GHSA-qf34-f43r-gv9p
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Archiva (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.2.10
- Fix · GHSA-qf34-f43r-gv9p org.apache.archiva:archiva (Maven) Fixed in 2.2.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qf34-f43r-gv9p
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/18/2
- https://github.com/apache/archiva/commit/d62e81c7e75f617cf01d2a75952a2c857758f8c4
- https://github.com/apache/archiva/commit/e7f7e70992d361d8b7a3298ddcdf49dda2fdc842
- https://github.com/apache/archiva/commit/ee3ee0a18977b67b6997ea8cd023816201059f96
- https://github.com/apache/archiva
- https://github.com/apache/archiva/releases/tag/archiva-2.2.10
More Apache Archiva vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-02013 Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-03842 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Apache Archiva 1.3.9 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-17994 Apache Archiva: incorrect authentication potentially leading to account takeover CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-17993 Apache Archiva: disabling user registration is not effective CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-03281 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Redback before 1.2.4, as used in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2019-00186 Cross-site scripting in Apache Archiva CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-28158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qf34-f43r-gv9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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