CVE-2020-8173 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A too small set of random characters being used for encryption in Nextcloud Server 18.0.4 allowed decryption in shorter time than intended.

Published: 2020-10-30

Score: 2.2 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Nextcloud Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`18.0.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29057	A too small set of random characters being used for encryption in Nextcloud Server 18.0.4 allowed decryption in shorter time than intended.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00093.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackerone.com/reports/852841
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-023

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nextcloud Nextcloud Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2020-10-30T18:12:26.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:56:27.378Z

Reserved: 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8173

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-02T21:15:34.710

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:38:26.190

Link: CVE-2020-8173

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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