What is CVE-2020-8279?

CVE-2020-8279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nextcloud Social, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-8279?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nextcloud Social

CVE-2020-8279

Missing validation of server certificates for out-going connections in Nextcloud Social < 0.4.0 allowed a man-in-the-middle attack.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.006 (47.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Nextcloud Social
N/a Nextcloud Social — versions Affects <0.4.0, Fixed in 0.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

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-2020-8279?: CVE-2020-8279 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nextcloud Social, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-8279?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.