Storing passwords in a recoverable format in Nextcloud Server - CVE-2020-8296
Published: March 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51053
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8296
CWE-ID: CWE-257
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to decrypt passwords.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores passwords in a recoverable format. A remote administrator can cause password enumeration on the target system.
Affected software
Nextcloud Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8296
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nextcloud Server - update to 20.0.0