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Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE-2022-29163

LOW3.5

Bypass of password requirements when sharing a folder via the Circles app in Nextcloud Server

Published May 20, 2022

Modified 8 months ago

No fix available

Details

Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3, a user can create a link that is not password protected even if the administrator requires links to be password protected. Versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3 contain a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.

References

WEBhttps://github.com/nextcloud/circles/pull/866 WEBhttps://github.com/nextcloud/circles/pull/926 WEBhttps://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-pwjv-h37v-c4fx WEBhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1406926 ADVISORYhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29163

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

3.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

NoneA:N

3.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMay 20, 2022

ModifiedApr 23, 2025

CVE-2022-29163 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence