Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager Java Object Deserialization RCE

critical Nessus Plugin ID 92467

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Synopsis

The Nexus Repository Manager server running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager server application running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to unsafe deserialize calls of unauthenticated Java objects to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending specially crafted Java objects to the HTTP interface, to execute arbitrary code on the target host.

Solution

Upgrade to Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager version 2.11.2-01 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 92467

File Name: sonatype_nexus_deserialization.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/20/2016

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sonatype:nexus

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Sonatype Nexus

Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2015

Reference Information

CERT: 576313

Detections

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