CVE-2024-27138

Apache Archiva: disabling user registration is not effective

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 1, 2024 at 03:41 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorArchiva

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Archiva. Apache Archiva has a setting to disable user registration, however this restriction can be bypassed. As Apache Archiva has been retired, we do not expect to release a version of Apache Archiva that fixes this issue. You are recommended to look into migrating to a different solution, or isolate your instance from any untrusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 2.0.02.0.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-863

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