What is CVE-2020-8278?

CVE-2020-8278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextcloud Social, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-8278?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Nextcloud Social

CVE-2020-8278

Improper access control in Nextcloud Social app version 0.3.1 allowed to read posts of any user.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Nextcloud Social — versions 0.3.1
N/a Nextcloud Social — versions Affects v0.3.1, Fixed in v0.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
support@hackerone.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8278?: CVE-2020-8278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextcloud Social, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-8278?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.