Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-28999
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, Nextcloud Android 3.25.0, and Nextcloud iOS 4.8.0. No known workarounds are available.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28999
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.13%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 47 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-28999
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
0.9
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5.5
|
NIST |
6.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L |
0.4
|
6.0
|
GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-28999
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The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product does not implement a required step in a cryptographic algorithm, resulting in weaker encryption than advertised by the algorithm.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-28999
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https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-8875-wxww-3rr8
Lack of authenticity of metadata keys allows a malicious server to gain access to E2EE folders · Advisory · nextcloud/security-advisories · GitHubVendor Advisory
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https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5560
Feature/e2ee fixes by mgallien · Pull Request #5560 · nextcloud/desktop · GitHubPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdf
Exploit;Technical Description;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2023-28999
- cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud:*:*:*:*:android:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*