What is CVE-2017-5865?

CVE-2017-5865 is a low-severity vulnerability in Owncloud, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2017-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-5865?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Owncloud

CVE-2017-5865

The password reset functionality in ownCloud Server before 8.1.11, 8.2.x before 8.2.9, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 sends different error messages depending on whether the username is valid, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user names via a large number of password reset attempts.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.011 (62.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Owncloud — versions 8.2.2, 8.2.3, 8.2.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5865?: CVE-2017-5865 is a low-severity vulnerability in Owncloud, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2017-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-5865?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.