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Sonatype Nexus < 2.7.1 'XStream' Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8084

Synopsis

The remote server contains a vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.

Description

Versions of Sonatype Nexus earlier than 2.7.1 are prone to remote code execution vulnerability due to the application deserialising user-controlled XML data using the XStream library. Specifically, this issue affects 'XStream' object of the application.

Solution

The vendor has provided updates; upgrade to 2.7.1 or later.

See Also

https://sonatype.zendesk.com/entries/37551958-Configuring-Xstream-Whitelist

https://support.sonatype.com/entries/37828023-Nexus-Security-Vulnerability

http://www.sonatype.org/advisories/archive/2014-01-13-Nexus/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 8084

Family: Web Servers

Published: 1/22/2014

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sonatype:nexus

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0792

BID: 65043