Nextcloud Server 19.0.1 insufficiently protected credentials

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A vulnerability was found in Nextcloud Server 19.0.1 (Cloud Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-522. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient protection of the server-side encryption keys in Nextcloud Server 19.0.1 allowed an attacker to replace the encryption keys.

The weakness was disclosed 11/16/2020. It is possible to read the advisory at hackerone.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-8259 since 01/28/2020. The exploitability is told to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Cloud Software

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Nextcloud Server

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-522
ATT&CK: T1552

Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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01/28/2020 CVE assigned
11/16/2020 +293 days Advisory disclosed
11/16/2020 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/07/2020 +21 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfoedit

Advisory: hackerone.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-8259 (🔒)

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