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CVE-2023-23944

Nexcloud Mail app temporarily stores cleartext password in database

Published: Feb 6, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-312
2.0LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Nextcloud mail is an email app for the nextcloud home server platform. In versions prior to 2.2.2 user's passwords were stored in cleartext in the database during the duration of OAuth2 setup procedure. Any attacker or malicious user with access to the database would have access to these user passwords until the OAuth setup has been completed. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Mail app is upgraded to 2.2.2. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:HUI:RS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-312

Affected Products

nextcloud
oss-project·DEaka nextcloud server
mailSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
security-advisoriesSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/pull/7797
github.com
https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-g86r-x755-93f4
github.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/1806275
hackerone.com

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