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CVE-2023-39961 — Nextcloud Server provides data storage for Nextcloud, an open source cloud platform

Medium CVSS 4.3

Nextcloud Server provides data storage for Nextcloud, an open source cloud platform. Starting in version 24.0.4 and prior to versions 25.0.9, 26.0.4, and 27.0.1, when a folder with images or an image was shared without download permissions, the user could add the image inline into a text file and download it. Nextcloud Server versions 25.0.9, 26.0.4, and 27.0.1 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server versions 24.0.12.5, 25.0.9, 26.0.4, and 27.0.1 contain a patch for this issue. No known workarounds are available.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.3 (3.1)
Published
2023-08-10
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-284

Affected products

  • nextcloud / nextcloud_server
  • nextcloud / nextcloud_server / 27.0.0

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Matched remediation archetype

Authorization bypass, IDOR, and cross-tenant access

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Check exposure

  • Map object and action authorization checks across API, UI, batch, import/export, and background-job paths.
  • Identify tenant, ownership, role, and policy boundaries for affected resources and administrative operations.
  • Use synthetic fixtures to compare intended access matrices without accessing another user's real data.

Remediate safely

  • Enforce server-side authorization at each resource access and state transition using the authenticated principal and trusted tenant context.
  • Scope data queries by tenant and ownership; treat client-supplied identifiers, roles, and policy claims as untrusted.
  • Add deny-by-default policy tests for horizontal and vertical access across every affected transport.

Authoritative sources

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