Improper Authentication Affecting nextcloud package, versions [,3.3.0)


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-2371460
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed30 Jul 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-5453  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade nextcloud to version 3.3.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication. Bypass lock protection in the Nextcloud Android app prior to version 3.3.0 allowed access to files when being prompted for the lock protection and switching to the Nextcloud file provider.

References

CVSS Scores

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