Improper Authentication Affecting nextcloud package, versions [,19.0.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NEXTCLOUD-2371408
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed2 Nov 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-8236  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade nextcloud to version 19.0.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication. A wrong configuration in Nextcloud Server 19.0.1 incorrectly made the user feel the passwordless WebAuthn is also a two factor verification by asking for the PIN of the passwordless WebAuthn but not verifying it.

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