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CVE-2023-28999 — Nextcloud is an open-source productivity platform

Nextcloud is an open-source productivity platform. In Nextcloud Desktop client 3.0.0 until 3.8.0, Nextcloud Android app 3.13.0 until 3.25.0, and Nextcloud iOS app 3.0.5 until 4.8.0, a malicious server administrator can gain full access to an end-to-end encrypted folder. They can

CVSS
6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.30% (top 46.70%)
CWE
CWE-325
Published
2023-04-04T12:51:08.241Z
Last modified
2025-02-11T16:32:05.176Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

01What is this vulnerability?

Nextcloud is an open-source productivity platform. In Nextcloud Desktop client 3.0.0 until 3.8.0, Nextcloud Android app 3.13.0 until 3.25.0, and Nextcloud iOS app 3.0.5 until 4.8.0, a malicious server administrator can gain full access to an end-to-end encrypted folder. They can decrypt files, recover the folder structure and add new files.​ This issue is fixed in Nextcloud Desktop 3.8.0…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
nextcloudsecurityadvisories — >= 3.0.0, < 3.8.0, >= 3.13.0, < 3.25.0, >= 3.0.5, < 4.8.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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