CVE-2021-29159
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in Nexus Repository Manager 3.x before 3.30.1. An attacker with a local account can create entities with crafted properties that, when viewed by an administrator, can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the NXRM application.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (2)
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- sonatype nexus repository manager3.23.0 → 3.30.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29159cnnvd
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005031082cnnvd
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005031082-CVE-2021-29159-Nexus-Repository-Manager-3-Cross-Site-Scripting-XSSPatchcnnvd
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/categories/201980768-Welcome-to-the-Sonatype-Support-Knowledge-Basecnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Nexus-Repository-Manager-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-Properties-35139cnnvd
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005031082enisa_euvd
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/categories/201980768-Welcome-to-the-Sonatype-Support-Knowledge-Baseenisa_euvd
- https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005031082Vendor Advisorynvd
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