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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0006.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Sonatype Subscribe
Nexus Repository Manager Subscribe

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-87-0-release-notes.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/46896142768019 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Nexus Repository 3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
First Time appeared Sonatype
Sonatype nexus Repository Manager
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.83.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.83.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.83.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.84.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.84.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.85.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.86.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sonatype:nexus_repository_manager:3.86.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sonatype
Sonatype nexus Repository Manager
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sonatype

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-04T20:00:41.734Z

Reserved: 2025-11-20T20:16:15.824Z

Link: CVE-2025-13488

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-04T18:55:04.371Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-04T19:16:01.937

Modified: 2025-12-08T18:27:15.857

Link: CVE-2025-13488

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses