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

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2021-12-10
• EPSS: 76.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.

Affected products

• Sonatype Nexus Repository 3: from 3.0.0 before 3.15.0 — fixed in 3.15.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.15.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017310793-CVE-2019-7238-Nexus-Repository-Manager-3-Missing-Access-Controls-and-Remote-Code-Execution-February-5th-2019
• https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017310793-CVE-2019-7238-Nexus-Repository-Manager-3-Missing-Access-Controls-and-Remote-Code-Execution-February-5th-2019
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7238

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