CVE-2020-8228

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Published Oct 5, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times.

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 Preferred Provider

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Fixed in 1.8.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:preferred_providers:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:::::::*

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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-2020-29100	A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.906% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00019.html
https://hackerone.com/reports/922470
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-033

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nextcloud Preferred Providers

Opensuse Backports Sle Leap

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published: Oct 5, 2020, 1:15 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:56 AM
Reserved: Jan 28, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 5, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

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