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CVE-2016-9462

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed versions are out.

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

What to do

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  • n/a Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4Affected: Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud…Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • Nextcloud ServerAffected: < 9.0.52Upgrade to: 9.0.52Stated by: NVD
  • OwncloudAffected: < 9.0.4Upgrade to: 9.0.4Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

What it is

From the CVE record

Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 are not properly verifying restore privileges when restoring a file. The restore capability of Nextcloud/ownCloud was not verifying whether a user has only read-only access to a share. Thus a user with read-only access was able to restore old versions.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS79th
Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

1 source with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

1.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 79th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

A public exploit existed 67 days before the patch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Public exploit / PoCsource: other
  4. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Scored 4.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

Sources

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