CVE-2018-16621
mediumpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.052 · 92 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · PoC
Likely / severe?
5.16% (92nd) EPSS
CVSS 6.5 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.14 allows Java Expression Language Injection.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.2
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
v3.17.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- sonatype nexus repository manager< 3.14.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-015-nxrm-sonatypecnnvd
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010789153-CVE-2018-16621-Nexus-Repository-Manager-Java-Injection-October-17-2018cnnvd
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-015-nxrm-sonatypeenisa_euvd
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010789153-CVE-2018-16621-Nexus-Repository-Manager-Java-Injection-October-17-2018enisa_euvd
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-015-nxrm-sonatypeExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010789153-CVE-2018-16621-Nexus-Repository-Manager-Java-Injection-October-17-2018PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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