# CVE-2020-8223: A logic error in Nextcloud Server 19.0.0 caused a privilege escalation allowing malicious users to reshare with higher permissions than they

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-10-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Nextcloud Server: Fixed in 19.0.1

## Description

A logic error in Nextcloud Server 19.0.0 caused a privilege escalation allowing malicious users to reshare with higher permissions than they got assigned themselves.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Nextcloud Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/889243
- https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-029
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KC6HLX5SG4PZO6Y54D2LFJ4ATG76BKOP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T7FX3O6SJE2S52I2HAA4DSTUIISP5BNA/

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