CVE-2017-9286

nextcloud package security issues with /srv/www/htdocs

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 1, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:27 AM UTC
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The packaging of NextCloud in openSUSE used /srv/www/htdocs in an unsafe manner, which could have allowed scripts running as wwwrun user to escalate privileges to root during nextcloud package upgrade.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.0.3-3.1
Affected range stops below 11.0.3-3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrofocus
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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