Hard-Coded Credentials in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.0.0-3.72.0
CVE-2024-5764 Published on October 23, 2024

Nexus Repository 3 - Static hard-coded encryption passphrase used by default
Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository has been discovered in the code responsible for encrypting any secrets stored in the Nexus Repository configuration database (SMTP or HTTP proxy credentials, user tokens, tokens, among others). The affected versions relied on a static hard-coded encryption passphrase. While it was possible for an administrator to define an alternate encryption passphrase, it could only be done at first boot and not updated. This issue affects Nexus Repository: from 3.0.0 through 3.72.0.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The software contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-5764

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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
2.63%
Percentile
85.65%

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