CVE-2022-29163 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2022-29163

Bypass of password requirements when sharing a folder via the Circles app in Nextcloud Server

Vulnerability Description

Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3, a user can create a link that is not password protected even if the administrator requires links to be password protected. Versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3 contain a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

security-advisories
Vulnerable Versions:
< 22.2.6, >= 23.0.0, < 23.0.3

Timeline

Official Publish: May 20th, 2022
Last Modified: April 23rd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-671

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.