CVE-2024-52523

Nextcloud Server Custom defined credentials of external storages are sent back to the frontend

Published Nov 15, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nextcloud Server is a self hosted personal cloud system. After setting up a user or administrator defined external storage with fixed credentials, the API returns them and adds them into the frontend again, allowing to read them in plain text when an attacker already has access to an active session of a user. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 28.0.12, 29.0.9 or 30.0.2 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server is upgraded to 25.0.13.14, 26.0.13.10, 27.1.11.10, 28.0.12, 29.0.9 or 30.0.2.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-45937 Nextcloud Server is a self hosted personal cloud system. After setting up a user or administrator defined external storage with fixed credentials, the API returns them and adds them into the frontend again, allowing to read them in plain text when an attacker already has access to an active session of a user. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 28.0.12, 29.0.9 or 30.0.2 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server is upgraded to 25.0.13.14, 26.0.13.10, 27.1.11.10, 28.0.12, 29.0.9 or 30.0.2.
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-125
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. After setting up a user or administrator defined external storage with fixed credentials, the API returns them and adds them into the frontend again, allowing to read them in plain text when an attacker already has access to an active session of a user. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 28.0.12, 29.0.9 or 30.0.2 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server is upgraded to 25.0.13.14, 26.0.13.10, 27.1.11.10, 28.0.12, 29.0.9 or 30.0.2.
Title Nextcloud Server Custom defined credentials of external storages are sent back to the frontend
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 15, 2024, 5:06 PM
Reserved
Nov 11, 2024, 6:49 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 15, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:07 AM