High severity · published Apr 20, 2020
CVE-2020-11753
An issue was discovered in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager in versions 3.21.1 and 3.22.0
8.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager in versions 3.21.1 and 3.22.0. It is possible for a user with appropriate privileges to create, modify, and execute scripting tasks without use of the UI or API. NOTE: in 3.22.0, scripting is disabled by default (making this not exploitable).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NR
Nexus Repository Manager · Sonatype
3.21.1; 3.22.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11753
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11753
Third Party Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html
Patch
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360046233714
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