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CVE-2021-41178

Nextcloud is an open-source, self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 20.0.13, 21.0.5, and 22.2.0, a file tr

Nextcloud is an open-source, self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 20.0.13, 21.0.5, and 22.2.0, a file traversal vulnerability makes an attacker able to download arbitrary SVG images from the host system, including user provided files. This could also be leveraged into a XSS/phishing attack, an attacker could upload a malicious SVG file that mimics the Nextcloud login form and send a specially crafted link to victims.

The XSS risk here is mitigated due to the fact that Nextcloud employs a strict Content-Security-Policy disallowing execution of arbitrary JavaScript. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server be upgraded to 20.0.13, 21.0.5 or 22.2.0. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00867
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules5 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-23Relative Path Traversal
CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
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Affected Products & Versions

3
nextcloud server>= 20.0.3 and < 20.0.13
nextcloud server>= 21.0.1 and < 21.0.5
nextcloud server>= 22.1.1 and < 22.2.0
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Sigma Hunt Rules

5
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPotential Server Side Template Injection In Velocity
producthighRemote Server Service Abuse for Lateral Movement
producthighRemote Server Service Abuse
producthighSuspicious Child Process Of SQL Server
producthighSuspicious Process By Web Server Process
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Oct 2021 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:1602-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-jp9c-vpr3-m5rfThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/28726PatchThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1302155Permissions Required
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-17Third Party Advisory
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