CVE-2018-16621 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.14 allows Java Expression Language Injection.

Published: 2018-11-15

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-8428	Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.14 allows Java Expression Language Injection.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0175.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-015-nxrm-sonatype
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010789153-CVE-2018-16621-Nexus-Repository-Manager-Java-Injection-October-17-2018

History

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Subscriptions

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-11-15T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:32:53.028Z

Reserved: 2018-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16621

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-15T20:29:00.380

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:44:33.657

Link: CVE-2018-16621

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-917
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')

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