SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-5764

Description

Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository has been discovered in the code responsible for encrypting any secrets stored in the Nexus Repository configuration database (SMTP or HTTP proxy credentials, user tokens, tokens, among others). The affected versions relied on a static hard-coded encryption passphrase. While it was possible for an administrator to define an alternate encryption passphrase, it could only be done at first boot and not updated. This issue affects Nexus Repository: from 3.0.0 through 3.72.0.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sonatype	Nexus	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	sonatype	nexus	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/34496708991507

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 23, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 6, 2024, 4:41 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11

CVE-2024-5764