CVE-2024-5764

Secret disclosure via static database-encryption passphrase

Published Oct 23, 2024 · Updated Oct 23, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.0.0 through 3.72.0 allow local users to decrypt configuration-database secrets. The secret-encryption code uses a static hard-coded passphrase by default for stored SMTP, HTTP proxy, user, and access-token values. Exploitation requires local access to the configuration database and the static passphrase, exposing stored credentials and tokens.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.0.0 through 3.72.0 allow local users to decrypt configuration-database secrets. The secret-encryption code uses a static hard-coded passphrase by default for stored SMTP, HTTP proxy, user, and access-token values. Exploitation requires local access to the configuration database and the static passphrase, exposing stored credentials and tokens.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5764
Published
Oct 23, 2024
Updated
Oct 23, 2024
Vendor
Sonatype
Product
Nexus Repository
Classifications
CWE-798, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 23, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.0.0 <=3.72.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Sonatype · Nexus Repositoryversion=3.0.0 <=3.72.0

Published CVSS scores

5.9SonatypeCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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