CVE-2017-5657 — archiva
HIGHCVE-2017-5657 is a high-severity (CVSS 8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in org.apache.archiva:archiva. A fix is available for org.apache.archiva:archiva — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Apache Archiva vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
org.apache.archiva:archivaReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
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).
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.archiva:archiva | all versions | 2.2.3org.apache.archiva:archiva:2.2.3 |
Affected Products
archivaapacheDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.archiva:archiva, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.archiva:archiva to 2.2.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2017-5657 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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