CVE-2022-29405
Apache Archiva Arbitrary user password reset vulnerability
In Apache Archiva, any registered user can reset password for any users. This is fixed in Archiva 2.2.8
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
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Archiva, any registered user can reset password for any users. This is fixed in Archiva 2.2.8
- Record
CVE-2022-29405- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Archiva Arbitrary user password reset vulnerability
In Apache Archiva, any registered user can reset password for any users. This is fixed in Archiva 2.2.8
- Record
CVE-2022-29405- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2600 No score
In Apache Archiva, any registered user can reset password for any users. This is fixed in Archiva 2.2.8
- Record
EUVD-2022-2600- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hqc-x78w-3cmw
Missing Authorization in Apache Archiva
In Apache Archiva, any registered user can reset password for any users. This is fixed in Archiva 2.2.8.
- Record
GHSA-5hqc-x78w-3cmw- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5hqc-x78w-3cmw
Missing Authorization in Apache Archiva
In Apache Archiva, any registered user can reset password for any users. This is fixed in Archiva 2.2.8.
- Record
GHSA-5hqc-x78w-3cmw- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Apache Archiva Arbitrary user password reset vulnerability
In Apache Archiva, any registered user can reset password for any users. This is fixed in Archiva 2.2.8
- Record
CVE-2022-29405- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.archiva:archivaMaven |
before 2.2.8 | 2.2.8 |
org.apache.archiva:archivaMaven |
before 2.2.8, plus listed versions 1.11.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.4 Show 28 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-M42.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.2.12.2.32.2.42.2.52.2.62.2.7 |
2.2.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-29405 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Archiva, published May 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.archiva:archiva 2.2.8.