CVE-2023-28998 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server. Starting with version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.6.5, 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. Users should upgrade the Nextcloud Desktop client to 3.6.5 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Nextcloud	Desktop

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdf
https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5323
https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-jh3g-wpwv-cqgr

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2023-04-04T12:45:42.156Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T13:51:38.943Z

Reserved: 2023-03-29T17:39:16.141Z

Link: CVE-2023-28998

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-04T13:15:08.937

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:56:21.977

Link: CVE-2023-28998

Redhat

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