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CVE-2021-29159

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-04-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in Nexus Repository Manager 3.x before 3.30.1. An attacker with a local account can create entities with crafted properties that, when viewed by an administrator, can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the NXRM application.

Affected products

• Sonatype Nexus Repository 3: from 3.23.0 before 3.30.1 — fixed in 3.30.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.30.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005031082
• https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/categories/201980768-Welcome-to-the-Sonatype-Support-Knowledge-Base
• https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005031082
• https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/categories/201980768-Welcome-to-the-Sonatype-Support-Knowledge-Base

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