Violation of Secure Design Principles in Nextcloud Server and Enterprise Server



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-28833
CWE-ID CWE-657
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Nextcloud Enterprise Server
Client/Desktop applications / Messaging software

Nextcloud Server
Client/Desktop applications / Messaging software

Vendor Nextcloud

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Violation of Secure Design Principles

EUVDB-ID: #VU74347

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28833

CWE-ID: CWE-657 - Violation of Secure Design Principles

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to violation of secure design principles. A remote administrator has ability to control the filename when uploading a logo or favicon in the theming settings.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nextcloud Enterprise Server: 23.0.0 - 25.0.3

Nextcloud Server: 24.0.0 - 25.0.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/36095
https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-ch7f-px7m-hg25


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user 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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