Medium severity · published Apr 4, 2023
CVE-2023-28999
Nextcloud is an open-source productivity platform
6.4
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nextcloud is an open-source productivity platform. In Nextcloud Desktop client 3.0.0 until 3.8.0, Nextcloud Android app 3.13.0 until 3.25.0, and Nextcloud iOS app 3.0.5 until 4.8.0, a malicious server administrator can gain full access to an end-to-end encrypted folder. They can decrypt files, recover the folder structure and add new files. This issue is fixed in Nextcloud Desktop 3.8.0, Nextcloud Android 3.25.0, and Nextcloud iOS 4.8.0. No known workarounds are available.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
Desktop · Nextcloud
3.0.0 before 3.8.0 · source: NVD
NE
Nextcloud · Nextcloud
3.0.5 before 4.8.0; 3.13.0 before 3.25.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28999
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28999
Exploit
https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdf
Patch
https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5560
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-8875-wxww-3rr8
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