CVE-2020-8183
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 30, 2020 at 06:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNextcloud/server
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
A logic error in Nextcloud Server 19.0.0 caused a plaintext storage of the share password when it was given on the initial create API call.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Nextcloud/server· Nextcloudnextcloud-app
95%Affected range stops below 18.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/885041x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-026CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-256CWE-522
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