Improper Authentication in nextcloud - CVE-2019-5455

 

Improper Authentication in nextcloud - CVE-2019-5455

Published: July 30, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU35649
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5455
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Nextcloud
Affected software:
nextcloud

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Bypassing lock protection exists in Nextcloud Android app 3.6.0 when creating a multi-account and aborting the process.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-5455

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources