What is CVE-2021-37152?

CVE-2021-37152 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-37152?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-37152 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager

CVE-2021-37152

Multiple XSS issues exist in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3 before 3.33.0. An authenticated attacker with the ability to add HTML files to a repository could redirect users to Nexus Repository Manager’s pages with code modifications.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.244 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Sonatype Nexus_repository_manager
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37152?: CVE-2021-37152 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-37152?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-37152 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.