CVE-2019-7238
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
CVE-2019-7238- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
CVE-2019-7238- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16782
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
EUVD-2019-16782- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4rg3-754f-rcrq
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
GHSA-4rg3-754f-rcrq- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager Incorrect Access Control Vulnerability
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has an incorrect access control vulnerability. Exploitation allows for remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-7238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control.
- Record
CVE-2019-7238- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | mpgn/CVE-2019-7238 | 2019-02-24 |
| PoC in GitHub | jas502n/CVE-2019-7238 | 2019-05-21 |
| PoC in GitHub | verctor/nexus_rce_CVE-2019-7238 | 2019-07-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | magicming200/CVE-2019-7238_Nexus_RCE_Tool | 2020-01-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | smallpiggy/CVE-2019-7238 | 2021-05-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | DannyRavi/nmap-scripts | 2025-04-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | CyberCTF/vulhub-nexus-cve-2019-7238 | 2026-10-08 |
| Nuclei | Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager <3.15.0 - Remote Code Execution |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-7238 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager, published March 21, 2019. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since December 10, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since December 10, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 76.6%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017310793-CVE-2019-7238-Nexus-Repository-Manager-3-Missing-Access-Controls-and-Remote-Code-Execution-February-5th-2019
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7238
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7238
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4rg3-754f-rcrq