Sonatype Nexus Repository up to 2.15.2 HTTP Request server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sonatype Nexus Repository up to 2.15.2. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component HTTP Request Handler. This manipulation causes server-side request forgery. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-9868. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sonatype Nexus Repository up to 2.15.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in the Remote Browser Plugin in Sonatype Nexus Repository 2.x up to and including 2.15.2 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exfiltrate proxy repository credentials via crafted HTTP requests.

The weakness was shared by Michael Stepankin. The advisory is shared at support.sonatype.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-9868 since 09/02/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/02/2025 CVE reserved
10/08/2025 +36 days Advisory disclosed
10/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.sonatype.com
Researcher: Michael Stepankin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-9868 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327649

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2025 20:30
Changes: 10/08/2025 20:30 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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