CVE-2010-4408

Apache Archiva 1.0 through 1.0.3, 1.1 through 1.1.4, 1.2 through 1.2.2, and 1.3 through 1.3.1 does not require entry of the administrator's password at the time of modifying a user account, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by leveraging a (1) unattended workstation or (2) cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, a related issue to CVE-2010-3449.

Published: 2010-12-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-4408 is rated Moderate Risk (55.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.02%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4408

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.39% 2.02% +0.63%
2 2025-03-30 1.70% 1.39% -0.32%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.70% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4408

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4408

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2010-4408

GHSA-5p54-jj38-3hxj · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Archiva does not require entry of the administrator's password at the time of modifying a user account

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4408

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache archiva 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache archiva 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:archiva:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4408

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