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CVE-2023-28999

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.9 · CWE-325
6.9CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

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.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorPhysical
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactLow
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5560 ↗