CVE-2017-5657

High

Published: 22/05/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

Several REST service endpoints of Apache Archiva are not protected against Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. A malicious site opened in the same browser as the archiva site may send an HTML response that performs arbitrary actions on archiva services with the same rights as the active archiva session.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform unauthorized actions within the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches, including access to administrative data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to implement CSRF protection mechanisms, such as CSRF tokens, to secure the REST service endpoints in Apache Archiva.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Archiva

CVE-2016-4469High
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 various requests, such as adding new repositories or editing existing ones.

Original NVD description (English source)

Several REST service endpoints of Apache Archiva are not protected against Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. A malicious site opened in the same browser as the archiva site, may send an HTML response that performs arbitrary actions on archiva services, with the same rights as the active archiva session (e.g. administrator rights).