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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-40143

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.x through 3.33.1-01 is vulnerable to an HTTP header injection. By sending a crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker may disclose sensitive information or request external resources from a vulnerable instance.

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CVE-2021-40143
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1 Nov 2026, 04:13 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-40143

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Sept 2021, 20:15 UTC

Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.x through 3.33.1-01 is vulnerable to an HTTP header injection. By sending a crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker may disclose sensitive information or request external resources from a vulnerable instance.

osv:CVE-2021-40143
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40143",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-40143",
    "summary": "Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.x through 3.33.1-01 is vulnerable to an HTTP header injection. By sending a crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker may disclose sensitive information or request external resources from a vulnerable instance.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-40143",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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        "GHSA-f34x-8pf6-qc9c"
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N"
        }
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                },
                {
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                        "introduced": "3.0.0"
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                        "fixed": "3.34.1-01"
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          "versions": [
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            "release-3.33.0-01",
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            "release-3.31.0-01",
            "release-3.30.1-01",
            "release-3.30.0-01",
            "release-3.29.2-02",
            "release-3.29.1-01",
            "release-3.29.0-02",
            "release-3.28.1-01",
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            "release-3.27.0-03",
            "release-3.26.1-02",
            "release-3.26.0-04",
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:15.461479688Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://issues.sonatype.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa",
        "https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405941762579"
      ],
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    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2021-40143",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429160,
  "published_at": "2021-09-07T20:15:08.467+00:00"
}