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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2022-29405 json

Apache Archiva Arbitrary user password reset vulnerability

published 2022-05-25 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-5hqc-x78w-3cmw , EUVD-2022-2600

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Apache Archiva, any registered user can reset password for any users. This is fixed in Archiva 2.2.8

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.archiva:archiva 2.2.8
  • apache archiva 2.2.8

Exploit prediction

1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.archiva:archiva
<2.2.8
2.2.8

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Archiva

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

Sources

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