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CVE-2016-5005

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5005 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Archiva versions 1.3.9 and earlier, allowing remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) requires high privileges and user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.7
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0480 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 4,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.archiva:archivaFixed in: 2.2.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-8jfm-rgmg-3wq2medium

Apache Archiva vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

May 14, 2022

References

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