Auth bypass in Nextcloud Server

CVE-2017-0936

Nextcloud Server before 11.0.7 and 12.0.5 suffers from an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability. A missing ownership check allowed logged-in users to change the scope of app passwords of other users. Note that the app passwords themselves where neither disclosed nor could the error be misused to identify as another user.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0936?
CVE-2017-0936 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextcloud Server, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2018-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-0936?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.