CVE-2019-5475
OS Command Injection in Nexus Yum Repository Plugin
The Nexus Yum Repository Plugin in v2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution when instances using CommandLineExecutor.java are supplied vulnerable data, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Nexus Yum Repository Plugin in v2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution when instances using CommandLineExecutor.java are supplied vulnerable data, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
- Record
CVE-2019-5475- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Nexus Yum Repository Plugin in v2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution when instances using CommandLineExecutor.java are supplied vulnerable data, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
- Record
CVE-2019-5475- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0667 No score
The Nexus Yum Repository Plugin in v2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution when instances using CommandLineExecutor.java are supplied vulnerable data, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0667- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g5m7-57ph-j6p8
OS Command Injection in Nexus Yum Repository Plugin
The Nexus Yum Repository Plugin in v2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution when instances using CommandLineExecutor.java are supplied vulnerable data, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
- Record
GHSA-g5m7-57ph-j6p8- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Nexus Yum Repository Plugin in v2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution when instances using CommandLineExecutor.java are supplied vulnerable data, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
- Record
CVE-2019-5475- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g5m7-57ph-j6p8
OS Command Injection in Nexus Yum Repository Plugin
The Nexus Yum Repository Plugin in v2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution when instances using CommandLineExecutor.java are supplied vulnerable data, such as the Yum Configuration Capability.
- Record
GHSA-g5m7-57ph-j6p8- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.sonatype.nexus.plugins:nexus-yum-repository-pluginMaven |
before 2.14.14 | 2.14.14 |
org.sonatype.nexus.plugins:nexus-yum-repository-pluginMaven |
before 2.14.14, plus listed versions 2.10.0-012.10.0-022.11.0-012.11.0-022.11.1-01 Show 45 moreShow less2.11.2-012.11.2-032.11.2-042.11.2-062.11.3-012.11.4-012.12.0-012.12.1-012.13.0-012.14.0-012.14.1-012.14.10-012.14.11-012.14.12-022.14.13-012.14.2-012.14.3-022.14.4-012.14.4-032.14.5-022.14.6-022.14.7-012.14.8-012.14.9-012.7.0-012.7.0-022.7.0-032.7.0-042.7.0-052.7.0-062.7.0-m22.7.0-m32.7.0-m42.7.1-012.7.2-012.7.2-022.7.2-032.8.0-012.8.0-052.8.1-012.9.0-012.9.0-042.9.1-012.9.1-022.9.2-01 |
2.14.14 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | jaychouzzk/CVE-2019-5475-Nexus-Repository-Manager- | 2019-09-25 |
| PoC in GitHub | rabbitmask/CVE-2019-5475-EXP | 2020-04-12 |
| PoC in GitHub | EXP-Docs/CVE-2019-5475 | 2020-12-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-5475 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager, published September 3, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.4%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in org.sonatype.nexus.plugins:nexus-yum-repository-plugin 2.14.14.