What is CVE-2020-8228?

CVE-2020-8228 is a vulnerability in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 that allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times due to a missing rate limit.

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8228?

The severity of CVE-2020-8228 is medium with a severity value of 5.3.

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-8228?

Nextcloud Preferred Providers 1.7.0, openSUSE Backports SLE 15.0-sp1 and 15.0-sp2, openSUSE Leap 15.1 and 15.2 are affected by CVE-2020-8228.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-8228?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-8228 by abusing the missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 to repeatedly set the password.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-8228?

More information about CVE-2020-8228 can be found in the references provided: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00019.html, https://hackerone.com/reports/922470, and https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-033.

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CVE-2020-8228

medium

5.3

CWE

307 840

5/10/2020

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-8228

First published: Mon Oct 05 2020(Updated: )

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

Credit: support@hackerone.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Nextcloud Preferred Providers	=1.7.0
openSUSE Backports SLE	=15.0-sp1
openSUSE Backports SLE	=15.0-sp2
openSUSE Leap	=15.1
openSUSE Leap	=15.2

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What is CVE-2020-8228?
CVE-2020-8228 is a vulnerability in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 that allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times due to a missing rate limit.
What is the severity of CVE-2020-8228?
The severity of CVE-2020-8228 is medium with a severity value of 5.3.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-8228?
Nextcloud Preferred Providers 1.7.0, openSUSE Backports SLE 15.0-sp1 and 15.0-sp2, openSUSE Leap 15.1 and 15.2 are affected by CVE-2020-8228.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-8228?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-8228 by abusing the missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 to repeatedly set the password.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-8228?
More information about CVE-2020-8228 can be found in the references provided: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00019.html, https://hackerone.com/reports/922470, and https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-033.

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