CVE-2024-5764

MEDIUM

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.0.0-3.72.0 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Configuration Database Encryption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-5764. PoCs published by fin3ss3g0d.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a Python script that exploits CVE-2024-5764 by decrypting data encrypted with a static encryption key in Nexus Repository Manager 3. The script mimics the Java PasswordCipher class's key generation and decryption process.

Description

Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Sonatype Nexus Repository has been discovered in the code responsible for encrypting any secrets stored in the Nexus Repository configuration database (SMTP or HTTP proxy credentials, user tokens, tokens, among others). The affected versions relied on a static hard-coded encryption passphrase. While it was possible for an administrator to define an alternate encryption passphrase, it could only be done at first boot and not updated. This issue affects Nexus Repository: from 3.0.0 through 3.72.0.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by fin3ss3g0d · poc
https://github.com/fin3ss3g0d/CVE-2024-5764

This repository contains a Python script that exploits CVE-2024-5764 by decrypting data encrypted with a static encryption key in Nexus Repository Manager 3. The script mimics the Java PasswordCipher class's key generation and decryption process.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Nexus Repository Manager 3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Base64 encoded encrypted payload · Passphrase (default is 'CMMDwoV')
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 30.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-798
Status published
Products (1)
sonatype/nexus_repository_manager 3.0.0 - 3.73.0
Published Oct 23, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026