CVE-2024-52520

Nextcloud Server's link reference provider can be tricked into downloading bigger files than intended

Published Nov 15, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nextcloud Server is a self hosted personal cloud system. Due to a pre-flighted HEAD request, the link reference provider could be tricked into downloading bigger websites than intended, to find open-graph data. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 28.0.10 or 29.0.7 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server is upgraded to 27.1.11.8, 28.0.10 or 29.0.7.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-45934 Nextcloud Server is a self hosted personal cloud system. Due to a pre-flighted HEAD request, the link reference provider could be tricked into downloading bigger websites than intended, to find open-graph data. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 28.0.10 or 29.0.7 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server is upgraded to 27.1.11.8, 28.0.10 or 29.0.7.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nextcloud Server is a self hosted personal cloud system. Due to a pre-flighted HEAD request, the link reference provider could be tricked into downloading bigger websites than intended, to find open-graph data. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 28.0.10 or 29.0.7 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server is upgraded to 27.1.11.8, 28.0.10 or 29.0.7.
Title Nextcloud Server's link reference provider can be tricked into downloading bigger files than intended
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 15, 2024, 5:01 PM
Reserved
Nov 11, 2024, 6:49 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 15, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:07 AM