Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager
CVE-2019-16530GHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c
What to do
Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repository 3.19.0, 2.14.15), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
Maven org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repository
- Affected
- >= 2.0.0, < 2.14.15>= 3.0.0, < 3.19.0
- Fixed in
- 2.14.15, 3.19.0
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c lists affected ranges: Maven org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repository >=2.0.0 =3.0.0 <3.19.0
VerifiedObserved Structured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS
- 7.2 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- CVE-2019-16530: 3.34% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 88.68 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager 2.x before 2.14.15 and 3.x before 3.19, and IQ Server before 72, has remote code execution.
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from ghsa record GHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c
Agent brief
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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2019-16530 Advisory: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager IDs: CVE-2019-16530, GHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2019-16530 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: High (CVSS 7.2) Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repository 3.19.0, 2.14.15. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - Maven org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repository: affected >= 2.0.0, < 2.14.15; >= 3.0.0, < 3.19.0; fixed in 2.14.15, 3.19.0 ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - Maven org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repository: check the installed version with your package manager. ## Supported action Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repository. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-hmjv-px3j-933c lists affected ranges: Maven org.sonatype.nexus:nexus-repository >=2.0.0 =3.0.0 <3.19.0) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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