CVE-2024-4956
Nexus Repository 3 - Path Traversal
- Published
- May 16, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- Sonatype
- Evidence observed
- Mar 28, 2025
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 97.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Path Traversal in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows an unauthenticated attacker to read system files. Fixed in version 3.68.1.
Sources
18Unauthenticated Path Traversal in Nexus Repository 3
- CVE-2024-4956Exploit
Python utility for automating CVE-2024-4956 path traversal exploitation with mass file extraction, plus custom Hashcat module for cracking Apache Shiro 1 hashes.
Unauthenticated Path Traversal in Nexus Repository 3
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