CVE-2019-9630

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.17.0 has a weak default of giving any unauthenticated user read permissions on the repository files and images.

Affected products

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3: before 3.17.0 — fixed in 3.17.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.17.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/vulnerabilities-nexus-repository-left-thousands-artifacts-exposed/
https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/vulnerabilities-nexus-repository-left-thousands-artifacts-exposed/

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