SB2019090312 - OS Command Injection in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager
Published: September 3, 2019 Updated: September 5, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019090312
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5475)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the "CommandLineExecutor.java". A remote authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.