Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Nextcloud Enterprise Server and Nextcloud Server - CVE-2023-25818

 

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Nextcloud Enterprise Server and Nextcloud Server - CVE-2023-25818

Published: March 28, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74117
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25818
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Nextcloud
Affected software:
Nextcloud Enterprise Server
Nextcloud Server

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to missing brute force protection on password reset token. A remote attacker can reset the password of another user.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-25818

Install updates from vendor's website.

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