CVE-2020-15012 json
A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.19.
published 2020-10-12 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-7141
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.19. A user that requests a crafted path can traverse up the file system to get access to content on disk (that the user running nxrm also has access to).
Patch / fix
- sonatype nexus_repository_manager 2.14.19
Exploit prediction
2.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
support.sonatype.com
/hc/en-us/articles/360051068253
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-15012
- NVD CVE-2020-15012
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