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CVE-2024-5764

6.5 · MEDIUM
Published Oct 23, 2024 sonatype CWE-798 EPSS 0.39% (32th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-5764 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sonatype nexus_repository_manager. It was published on October 23, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository has been discovered in the code responsible for encrypting any secrets stored in the Nexus Repository configuration database (SMTP or HTTP proxy credentials, user tokens, tokens, among others). The affected versions relied on a static hard-coded encryption passphrase. While it was possible for an administrator to define an alternate encryption passphrase, it could only be done at first boot and not updated.

This issue affects Nexus Repository: from 3.0.0 through 3.72.0.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sonatype. Update nexus_repository_manager to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
sonatype nexus_repository_manager >= 3.0.0, < 3.73.0 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-5764?

CVE-2024-5764 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting sonatype nexus_repository_manager. It was published on October 23, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-5764?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-5764?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sonatype. Update nexus_repository_manager to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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