What is CVE-2017-17717?

CVE-2017-17717 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-17717?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager

CVE-2017-17717

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager through 2.14.5 has weak password encryption with a hardcoded CMMDwoV value in the LDAP integration feature.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sonatype Nexus_repository_manager
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17717?: CVE-2017-17717 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-17717?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.