CVE-2010-4408

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Apache Archiva 1.0 through 1.0.3, 1.1 through 1.1.4, 1.2 through 1.2.2, and 1.3 through 1.3.1 does not require entry of the administrator's password at the time of modifying a user account, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by leveraging a (1) unattended workstation or (2) cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, a related issue to CVE-2010-3449.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Archiva: 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1, 1.1.1 (+8)

References

http://archiva.apache.org/security.html
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/archiva-users/201011.mbox/ajax/%3CAANLkTimXejHAuXdoUKLN=GkNty1_XnRCbv0YA0T2cS_2%40mail.gmail.com%3E
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514937/100/0/threaded
http://archiva.apache.org/security.html
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/archiva-users/201011.mbox/ajax/%3CAANLkTimXejHAuXdoUKLN=GkNty1_XnRCbv0YA0T2cS_2%40mail.gmail.com%3E
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514937/100/0/threaded

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