Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability (CVE-2019-7238)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-12-10 · CVE-2019-7238
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability. Exploitation allows for remote code execution. CISA added CVE-2019-7238 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 10, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 10, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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