Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Nextcloud Mail - CVE-2022-31119

 

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Nextcloud Mail - CVE-2022-31119

Published: August 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66127
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31119
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Nextcloud
Affected software:
Nextcloud Mail

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application would log user passwords to disk in the event of a misconfiguration. A remote administrator can gain access to a IMAP account.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-31119

Install updates from vendor's website.

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