Nexus Repository 3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Due to a regression introduced in version 3.83.0, a security header is no longer applied to certain user-uploaded content served from repositories. This may allow an authenticated attacker with repository upload privileges to exploit a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability with user context.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00354 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonatype | Nexus Repository | 3.83.0 – 3.86.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Nexus Repository VendorSonatype Affected 3.83.0 – 3.86.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.83.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.83.0 | — | Sonatype |
| cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.83.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.83.1 | — | Sonatype |
| cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.83.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.83.2 | — | Sonatype |
| cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.84.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.84.0 | — | Sonatype |
| cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.84.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.84.1 | — | Sonatype |
| cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.85.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.85.0 | — | Sonatype |
| cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.86.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.86.0 | — | Sonatype |
| cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.86.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.86.2 | — | Sonatype |
- cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.83.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.83.0 — ·Sonatype
- cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.83.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.83.1 — ·Sonatype
- cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.83.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.83.2 — ·Sonatype
- cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.84.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.84.0 — ·Sonatype
- cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.84.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.84.1 — ·Sonatype
- cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.85.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.85.0 — ·Sonatype
- cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.86.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.86.0 — ·Sonatype
- cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.86.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.86.2 — ·Sonatype
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13488
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqj2-wwmp-9qj3
References
More Sonatype vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05133 Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager before 3.15.0 has Incorrect Access Control. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-08218 Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows JavaEL Injection (issue 1 of 2). KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-08220 Sonatype Nexus Repository before 3.21.2 allows Remote Code Execution. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-04604 Nexus Repository 3 - Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-03883 OS command injection in Nexus Repository Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-02763 Nexus Repository 3 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Task Property Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-13488 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13488 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mqj2-wwmp-9qj3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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