# CVE-2024-5082: Nexus Repository 2 - Remote Code Execution

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-11-14
- CVSS: 7.1 HIGH (v4.0)
- EPSS: 3.1% (88th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-94

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability has been discovered in Sonatype Nexus Repository 2. 

This issue affects Nexus Repository 2 OSS/Pro versions up to and including 2.15.1.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2025-03-11 | 117 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2025-03-11 · new · rule 200204003
  > Added: signature 200204003 "Nexus Repository 2 Remote Code Execution" (Server Side Code Injection, risk High), systems: Java Servlets/JSP. References: CVE-2024-5082.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: partial (2 of 3 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-5082, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: partial (2 of 3 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-5082, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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