CVE-2025-13488 (GCVE-0-2025-13488)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-04 18:16 – Updated: 2025-12-04 20:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Nexus Repository 3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-04 18:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repos… | patch |
| https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/46… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonatype | Nexus Repository |
Affected:
3.83.0 , ≤ 3.86.2
(semver)
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