CVE-2020-8295
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 26, 2021 at 05:10 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 wrong check in Nextcloud Server 19 and prior allowed to perform a denial of service attack when resetting the password for a user.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Nextcloud/server· Nextcloudnextcloud-app
95%v < 20.0.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 20.0.0 (unaffected)
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/812754x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2021-003CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400
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