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SCA: security update for org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-extdirect (GHSA-g2f6-v5qh-h2mq)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423519

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows JavaEL Injection (issue 1 of 2). (CVE-2020-10199)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2f6-v5qh-h2mq

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 423519

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/29/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.5

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10199

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Nexus Repository Manager Java EL Injection RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10199

cwe: CWE-917