# CVE-2016-5005: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Archiva 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary

- Also known as: GHSA-8JFM-RGMG-3WQ2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.1
- Published: 2016-07-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.archiva:archiva (Maven): fixed in 2.2.1

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Archiva 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the connector.sourceRepoId parameter to admin/addProxyConnector_commit.action.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.archiva:archiva, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.1) per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538878/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036475
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137870/Apache-Archiva-1.3.9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91707
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/38
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E

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