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CVE-2019-7238: Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2019-7238
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability. Exploitation allows for remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Sonatypeproduct: Nexus Repository ManagerRemote code executionaffected: before 3.15.0
What
An incorrect access control vulnerability allows for remote code execution.
Who is affected
Deployments of Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before version 3.15.0.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Upgrade to Nexus Repository Manager version 3.15.0 or later.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-12-10
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7238

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2019-7238coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Sonatype Nexus Repository

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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