OS Command Injection in Nexus Repository Manager - CVE-2019-5475
Published: September 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20880
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Sonatype Inc.
Affected software:
Nexus Repository Manager
Nexus Repository Manager
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5475
Install updates from vendor's website.