High severity · published Nov 1, 2019
CVE-2019-15588
There is an OS Command Injection in Nexus Repository Manager <= 2.14.14 (bypass CVE-2019-5475) that could allow an attacker a Remote Code Execution (RCE)
7.2
CVSS
5.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
There is an OS Command Injection in Nexus Repository Manager <= 2.14.14 (bypass CVE-2019-5475) that could allow an attacker a Remote Code Execution (RCE). All instances using CommandLineExecutor.java with user-supplied data is vulnerable, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.6% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NR
Nexus Repository Manager · Sonatype
through 2.14.14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15588
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15588
Issue Tracking
https://hackerone.com/reports/688270
Vendor Advisory
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033490774-CVE-2019-5475-Nexus-Repository-Manager-2-OS-Command-Injection-2019-08-09
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