SSRF in Sonatype Nexus Repository 2.15.2 Remote Browser Plugin
CVE-2025-9868 Published on October 8, 2025
Nexus Repository 2 - SSRF Vulnerability in Remote Browser Plugin
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in the Remote Browser Plugin in Sonatype Nexus Repository 2.x up to and including 2.15.2 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exfiltrate proxy repository credentials via crafted HTTP requests.
Weakness Type
What is a SSRF Vulnerability?
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. By providing URLs to unexpected hosts or ports, attackers can make it appear that the server is sending the request, possibly bypassing access controls such as firewalls that prevent the attackers from accessing the URLs directly. The server can be used as a proxy to conduct port scanning of hosts in internal networks, use other URLs such as that can access documents on the system (using file://), or use other protocols such as gopher:// or tftp://, which may provide greater control over the contents of requests.
CVE-2025-9868 has been classified to as a SSRF vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-9868
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Affected Versions
Sonatype Nexus Repository:- Version 2.0.0, <= 2.15.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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