What is CVE-2024-4956?

CVE-2024-4956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-4956?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-4956 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Sonatype Nexus Repository

CVE-2024-4956

Path Traversal in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows an unauthenticated attacker to read system files. Fixed in version 3.68.1.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.940 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Sonatype Nexus Repository — versions 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/29416509323923 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4956?: CVE-2024-4956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-4956?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-4956 known to be exploited?: 64 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.