Resource exhaustion in Nextcloud Server and Nextcloud Enterprise Server - CVE-2024-52520
Published: January 20, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103060
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52520
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Nextcloud
Affected software:
Nextcloud Server
Nextcloud Enterprise Server
Nextcloud Server
Nextcloud Enterprise Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can trick a link reference provider into downloading bigger websites than intended, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-52520
Install updates from vendor's website.