Apache Archiva vulnerable to Sensitive Information Disclosure via anonymous user

HIGH 7.5CVE-2022-40308 · GHSA-463w-hxfv-g9f6 · Published 15/11/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2022-40308 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting org.apache.archiva:archiva-common, archiva (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.3%, higher than 70.8% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.2.9 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.archiva:archiva-common Maven	`< 2.2.9`	`2.2.9`
archiva apache	`< 2.2.9`	`2.2.9`

Description

Apache Archiva prior to 2.2.9 may allow the anonymous user to read arbitrary files. If anonymous read enabled, it's possible to read the database file directly without logging in.

NVD description

If anonymous read enabled, it's possible to read the database file directly without logging in.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40308 · ADVISORY
archiva.apache.org/security.html · WEB
apache/archiva · PACKAGE
lists.apache.org/thread/x01pnn0jjsw512cscxsbxzrjmz64n4cc · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/15/2 · WEB

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