What is CVE-2021-41256?

CVE-2021-41256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextcloud News, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2021-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-41256?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nextcloud News

CVE-2021-41256

nextcloud news-android is an Android client for the Nextcloud news/feed reader app. In affected versions the Nextcloud News for Android app has a security issue by which a malicious application installed on the same device can send it an a…

EPSS: 0.011 (61.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Nextcloud News
Nextcloud News-android — versions < 0.9.9.63

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-829 — Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41256?: CVE-2021-41256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextcloud News, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2021-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-41256?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.