8.8High
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager
CVE-2020-11753
An issue was discovered in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager in versions 3.21.1 and 3.22.0. It is possible for a user with appropriate privileges to create, modify, and execute scripting tasks without use of the UI or API. NOTE: in 3.22.0, scripting is disabled by default (making this not exploitable).
What this means for your business
- It affects Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 2% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 76% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Assigned by
- cve@mitre.org
Dates
- Published
- 2020-04-20
- Last modified
- 2026-09-22
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager3.21.1, 3.22.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.