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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-5005 · published 28 July 2016

CVE-2016-5005: Apache archiva cross-site scripting vulnerability

Apache · Archiva

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Archiva 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the connector.sourceRepoId parameter to admin/addProxyConnector_commit.action.

4.8 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 4.8% · top 8.4% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 3.5
4.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Archiva 1.3.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the connector.sourceRepoId parameter to admin/addProxyConnector_commit.action.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137870/Apache-Archiva-1.3.9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/38
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538878/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91707
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036475
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137870/Apache-Archiva-1.3.9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/38
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538878/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91707
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036475
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-5005), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.