CVE-2020-8228: Medium severity nextcloud preferred providers vulnerability

Published Oct 5, 2020
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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.

Affected Software

5 affected components
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

Event History

Oct 5, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:15 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:15 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8228?

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

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.

4

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.

5

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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