CVE-2024-4956 | Nexus Repository 3 - Path Traversal

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Path Traversal in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3 allows an unauthenticated attacker to read system files. Fixed in version 3.68.1.

Published: 2024-05-16 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: 103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11 Source: 103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-4956 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.03%, 100th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-4956

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
52101 exploit_db edb 2025-03-28 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-4956

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 93.90% 94.03% +0.13%
2 2026-03-01 94.03% 93.90% -0.13%
3 2026-02-04 — 94.03% —

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-4956

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 103e4ec9-0a87-450b-af77-479448ddef11

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-4956

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-4956

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2024-4956

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