CVE-2017-5657

Apache Archiva vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery

8.0 HighFix available

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).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.87%Down 2.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.0

Record: CVE-2017-5657
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.0 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-5657
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-4130 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-4130
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hf4p-mhc8-x2gp 8.0

Apache Archiva vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery

Record: GHSA-hf4p-mhc8-x2gp
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.0

Record: CVE-2017-5657
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-hf4p-mhc8-x2gp 8.0

Apache Archiva vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery

Record: GHSA-hf4p-mhc8-x2gp
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.archiva:archiva` Maven	before 2.2.3	2.2.3
`org.apache.archiva:archiva` Maven	before 2.2.3, plus listed versions 1.11.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.4 Show 23 moreShow less 1.21.2-M11.2.11.2.21.31.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.3.61.3.81.3.91.4-M11.4-M21.4-M31.4-M42.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.2.1	2.2.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5657 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Apache Archiva, published May 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.archiva:archiva 2.2.3.