#VU20880 OS Command Injection in Nexus Repository Manager - CVE-2019-5475

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#VU20880 OS Command Injection in Nexus Repository Manager - CVE-2019-5475

Published: September 5, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20880
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5475
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nexus Repository Manager
Software vendor:
Sonatype Inc.

Description

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 updates from vendor's website.

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