CVE-2020-8152

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Published Nov 16, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Insufficient protection of the server-side encryption keys in Nextcloud Server 19.0.1 allowed an attacker to replace the public key to decrypt them later on.

Affected Products

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
`Fixed in 20.0.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29045	Insufficient protection of the server-side encryption keys in Nextcloud Server 19.0.1 allowed an attacker to replace the public key to decrypt them later on.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.323% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/54
https://hackerone.com/reports/743505
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-040

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nextcloud Nextcloud Server

Weaknesses

CWE-522

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:48 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: Nov 16, 2020, 12:36 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:48 AM
Reserved: Jan 28, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 16, 2020, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

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