CVE-2022-40309
Apache Archiva prior to 2.2.9 allows an authenticated user to delete arbitrary directories
Users with write permissions to a repository can delete arbitrary directories.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Users with write permissions to a repository can delete arbitrary directories.
- Record
CVE-2022-40309- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Apache Archiva prior to 2.2.9 allows an authenticated user to delete arbitrary directories
Users with write permissions to a repository can delete arbitrary directories.
- Record
CVE-2022-40309- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7463
Users with write permissions to a repository can delete arbitrary directories.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7463- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xgq8-jq9w-77r5
Apache Archiva subject to arbitrary directory deletion by users.
Apache Archiva prior to 2.2.9 allows an authenticated user to delete arbitrary directories. Users with write permissions to a repository can delete arbitrary directories.
- Record
GHSA-xgq8-jq9w-77r5- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Archiva prior to 2.2.9 allows an authenticated user to delete arbitrary directories
Users with write permissions to a repository can delete arbitrary directories.
- Record
CVE-2022-40309- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xgq8-jq9w-77r5
Apache Archiva subject to arbitrary directory deletion by users.
Apache Archiva prior to 2.2.9 allows an authenticated user to delete arbitrary directories. Users with write permissions to a repository can delete arbitrary directories.
- Record
GHSA-xgq8-jq9w-77r5- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.archiva:archiva-commonMaven |
before 2.2.9 | 2.2.9 |
org.apache.archiva:archiva-commonMaven |
before 2.2.9, plus listed versions 1.11.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.4 Show 29 moreShow less1.21.2-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-M42.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.2.12.2.32.2.42.2.52.2.62.2.72.2.8 |
2.2.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-40309 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apache Archiva, published November 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.archiva:archiva-common 2.2.9.