Cross-site scripting in Apache Archiva

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2019-0213 · GHSA-cqcf-4g4h-rghf · Published 30/04/2019 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2019-0213 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting org.apache.archiva:archiva, archiva (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.8%, higher than 92.0% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.2.4 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.archiva:archiva Maven	`< 2.2.4`	`2.2.4`
archiva apache	`< 2.2.4`	`2.2.4`

Description

In Apache Archiva before 2.2.4, it is possible to write files to the archiva server at arbitrary locations by using the artifact upload mechanism. Existing files can be overwritten, if the archiva run user has appropriate permission on the filesystem for the target file.

NVD description

In Apache Archiva before 2.2.4, it may be possible to store malicious XSS code into central configuration entries, i.e. the logo URL. The vulnerability is considered as minor risk, as only users with admin role can change the configuration, or the communication between the browser and the Archiva server must be compromised.

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