# CVE-2022-35932: Missing rate limit when trying to join a password protected Nextcloud Talk conversation

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.2.7, 13.0.7, 14.0.3
- Published: 2022-08-12 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- nextcloud security-advisories: from 12.2.0, fixed in 12.2.7; from 13.0.0, fixed in 13.0.7; from 14.0.0, fixed in 14.0.3

## Description

Nextcloud Talk is a video and audio conferencing app for Nextcloud. Prior to versions 12.2.7, 13.0.7, and 14.0.3, password protected conversations are susceptible to brute force attacks if the attacker has the link/conversation token. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Talk application is upgraded to 12.2.7, 13.0.7 or 14.0.3. There are currently no known workarounds available apart from not having password protected conversations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nextcloud security-advisories, upgrade to a fixed version (12.2.7, 13.0.7, 14.0.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-pf36-jvpv-4hwq
- https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/pull/7504
- https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/pull/7535
- https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/pull/7536
- https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/pull/7537
- https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/commit/04300bbed0e87ff3420b5d752bbc48e2c15f35e9
- https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/commit/10341b9fe59a44ae0d139c072abd6b5026f33771
- https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/commit/f5ac73940f9f683b11e518d1c54150bf50dab9be
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1596673

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