CVE-2023-45148

Rate limiter not working reliable when Memcached is installed in Nextcloud

Published Oct 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nextcloud is an open source home cloud server. When Memcached is used as `memcache.distributed` the rate limiting in Nextcloud Server could be reset unexpectedly resetting the rate count earlier than intended. Users are advised to upgrade to versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6 or 27.1.0. Users unable to upgrade should change their config setting `memcache.distributed` to `\OC\Memcache\Redis` and install Redis instead of Memcached.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-49455 Nextcloud is an open source home cloud server. When Memcached is used as `memcache.distributed` the rate limiting in Nextcloud Server could be reset unexpectedly resetting the rate count earlier than intended. Users are advised to upgrade to versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6 or 27.1.0. Users unable to upgrade should change their config setting `memcache.distributed` to `\OC\Memcache\Redis` and install Redis instead of Memcached.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 2:50 PM
Reserved
Oct 4, 2023, 4:02 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 16, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM