CVE-2019-7238
Published 2019-03-21 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2019-7238 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 10, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 10, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Sonatype has 2 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 2 known-exploited Sonatype vulnerabilities →Description
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Sonatype — Nexus Repository Manager
Name: Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-12-10 · Due: 2022-06-10
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017310793-CVE-2019-7238-Nexus-Repository-Manager-3-Missing-Access-Controls-and-Remote-Code-Execution-February-5th-2019
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017310793-CVE-2019-7238-Nexus-Repository-Manager-3-Missing-Access-Controls-and-Remote-Code-Execution-February-5th-2019
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7238

