Medium severity · published Aug 10, 2021
CVE-2021-37152
Multiple XSS issues exist in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 before 3.33.0
5.4
CVSS
24.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple XSS issues exist in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 before 3.33.0. An authenticated attacker with the ability to add HTML files to a repository could redirect users to Nexus Repository Manager’s pages with code modifications.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)24.4% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NR
Nexus Repository Manager · Sonatype
3.0.0 before 3.33.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37152
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37152
Vendor Advisory
https://support.sonatype.com
Vendor Advisory
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404115639827
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