CVE-2019-16530
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, and IQ Server before 72, has remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, and IQ Server before 72, has remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-16530- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, and IQ Server before 72, has remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-16530- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4177 No score
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, and IQ Server before 72, has remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4177- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, and IQ Server before 72, has remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, and IQ Server before 72, has remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-16530- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, and IQ Server before 72, has remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repositoryMaven |
2.0.0 up to 2.14.15 | 2.14.15 |
org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repositoryMaven |
3.0.0 up to 3.19.0 | 3.19.0 |
org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repositoryMaven |
3.0.0 up to 3.19.0, plus listed versions 3.0.0-033.0.1-013.0.2-023.1.0-043.10.0-04 Show 33 moreShow less3.11.0-013.12.0-013.12.1-013.13.0-013.14.0-043.15.0-013.15.1-013.15.2-013.15.3-013.16.0-013.16.1-023.16.2-013.17.0-013.17.1-013.17.2-033.18.0-013.18.1-013.2.0-013.2.1-013.3.0-013.3.1-013.3.2-023.4.0-023.5.0-023.5.1-023.5.2-013.6.0-023.6.1-023.6.2-013.7.0-043.7.1-023.8.0-023.9.0-01 |
3.19.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16530 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager, published October 21, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.34%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repository 2.14.15.