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CVE-2024-5764: Nexus Repository 3 - Static hard-coded encryption passphrase used by default
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-10-23 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-798
Description
Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository has been discovered in the code responsible for encrypting any secrets stored in the Nexus Repository configuration database (SMTP or HTTP proxy credentials, user tokens, tokens, among others). The affected versions relied on a static hard-coded encryption passphrase. While it was possible for an administrator to define an alternate encryption passphrase, it could only be done at first boot and not updated. This issue affects Nexus Repository: from 3.0.0 through 3.72.0.
Affected products
- Sonatype Nexus Repository 3: from 3.0.0 before 3.73.0 — fixed in 3.73.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 3.73.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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