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CVE-2018-5306

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager (aka NXRM) 3.x before 3.8 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the repoId or (2) format parameter to service/siesta/healthcheck/healthCheckFileDetail/.../index.html; (3) the filename in the "File Upload" functionality of the Staging Upload; (4) the username when creating a new user; or (5) the IQ Server URL field in the IQ Server Connection functionality.

Affected products

• Sonatype Nexus Repository 3: from 3.0 before 3.8 — fixed in 3.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/23
• https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000134968
• https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-sonatype-nexus-repository-manager-oss-pro/index.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/23
• https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000134968
• https://www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-sonatype-nexus-repository-manager-oss-pro/index.html

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