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CVE-2023-28847

Nextcloud Server missing brute force protection for passwords of password protected share links

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 23.0.12.6, 24.0.11, 25.0.5
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. In Nextcloud Server 24.0.0 prior to 24.0.11 and 25.0.0 prior to 25.0.5; as well as Nextcloud Server Enterprise 23.0.0 prior to 23.0.12.6, 24.0.0 prior to 24.0.11, and 25.0.0 prior to 25.0.5; an attacker is not restricted in verifying passwords of share links so they can just start brute forcing the password. Nextcloud Server 24.0.11 and 25.0.5 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server 23.0.12.6, 24.0.11, and 25.0.5 contain a fix for this issue. No known workarounds are available.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • nextcloud security-advisories

    From 23.0.0 · fixed in 23.0.12.6; From 24.0.0 · fixed in 24.0.11; From 25.0.0 · fixed in 25.0.5

References 3

GitHub · nextcloud/security-advisories

GitHub · nextcloud/server

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