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CVE-2024-5764

Nexus Repository 3 - Static hard-coded encryption passphrase used by default

Published: Oct 23, 2024Updated: Nov 6, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-798
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-798

Affected Products

Sonatype
commercial·USaka nexus repository, nexus repository manager
Nexus RepositoryOn-premWeb App
DevTools & CI / artifact-registry
nexus repository managerOn-premWeb App
DevTools & CI / artifact-registry

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
Initial Access
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References

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