Information disclosure in Nextcloud Android App



Published: 2022-01-27
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-41166
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Nextcloud

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU60078

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41166

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in DiskLruImageCacheFileProvider. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nextcloud Android App: 3.0.0 - 3.17.0

External links

http://github.com/nextcloud/android/commit/aa47197109970b8449c4e44601eba36e3481b086
http://hackerone.com/reports/1358597
http://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-wrwg-jwpg-r3c4
http://github.com/nextcloud/android/commit/b6ecf515b38c2d82d32743f27236534f3e03ee0c


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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