Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3.x before 3.29.0 allows a user with admin privileges to configure the system to gain access to content o…

published 2020-12-17 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-21809

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits: 0; none known

Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 3.x before 3.29.0 allows a user with admin privileges to configure the system to gain access to content outside of NXRM via an XXE vulnerability. Fixed in version 3.29.0.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

sonatype nexus_repository_manager 3.29.0

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Exploit prediction

1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

support.sonatype.com /hc/en-us/articles/1500000415082-CVE-2020-29436-Nexus-Repository-Manager-3-XML-External-Entities-injection-202
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-29436
NVD CVE-2020-29436

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