Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager up to 2.14.5 index.html URL cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager up to 2.14.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the file service/siesta/healthcheck/healthCheckFileDetail/.../index.html. The manipulation of the argument URL as part of Parameter results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-5307. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager up to 2.14.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the file service/siesta/healthcheck/healthCheckFileDetail/.../index.html. The manipulation of the argument URL as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager (aka NXRM) 2.x before 2.14.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the repoId or (2) format parameter to service/siesta/healthcheck/healthCheckFileDetail/.../index.html; (3) the filename in the "File Upload" functionality of the Staging Upload; (4) the username when creating a new user; or (5) the IQ Server URL field in the IQ Server Connection functionality.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2018. The weakness was presented 02/09/2018 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-5307 since 01/08/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:service/siesta/healthcheck/healthCheckFileDetail/.../index.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.14.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Sonatype

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• Nexus Repository Manager

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• 2.14.0
• 2.14.1
• 2.14.2
• 2.14.3
• 2.14.4
• 2.14.5

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• commercial

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