Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Nextcloud Server and Nextcloud Enterprise Server - CVE-2023-32319

 

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Nextcloud Server and Nextcloud Enterprise Server - CVE-2023-32319

Published: May 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76591
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32319
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nextcloud Server
Nextcloud Enterprise Server
Software vendor:
Nextcloud

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to missing brute force protection on the WebDAV endpoints. A remote user can brute-force user credentials when the provided user name is not an email address.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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