Improper access control in Nexus Dashboard - CVE-2022-20858

 

Improper access control in Nexus Dashboard - CVE-2022-20858

Published: July 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65658
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20858
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient access controls for a service that manages container images. A remote attacker can download container images or upload malicious container images to the target device.


Affected software

Nexus Dashboard

How to mitigate CVE-2022-20858

Install update from vendor's website.

Nexus Dashboard - update to 2.2(1e)

External References

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