Critical severity · published Jul 8, 2019
CVE-2019-9629
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.17.0 establishes a default administrator user with weak defaults (fixed credentials)
9.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.17.0 establishes a default administrator user with weak defaults (fixed credentials).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NR
Nexus Repository Manager · Sonatype
before 3.17.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9629
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9629
Third Party Advisory
https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/vulnerabilities-nexus-repository-left-thousands-artifacts-exposed/
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