CVE-2024-5764 | Security Details | Sonatype Guide
CVE-2024-5764
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.
Published Jun 12, 2024
CVSS Score: Medium
Security Details
Components Impacted
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CVE-2024-5764 Security Details
CVE ID: CVE-2024-5764
CWE: CWE-798 Learn more about CWE-798
CVE 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.
Published: Jun 12, 2024
CVSS Score & Severity
- Score: 6.5 Medium
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS Score: 3.442%
- Malware: No known exploits
Affected Ecosystems
- National Vulnerability Database