CVE-2023-49792 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2023-49792

Bruteforce protection can be bypassed with misconfigured proxy

5.3 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Nextcloud Server provides data storage for Nextcloud, an open source cloud platform. In Nextcloud Server prior to versions 26.0.9 and 27.1.4; as well as Nextcloud Enterprise Server prior to versions 23.0.12.13, 24.0.12.9, 25.0.13.4, 26.0.9, and 27.1.4; when a (reverse) proxy is configured as trusted proxy the server could be tricked into reading a wrong remote address for an attacker, allowing them executing authentication attempts than intended. Nextcloud Server versions 26.0.9 and 27.1.4 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server versions 23.0.12.13, 24.0.12.9, 25.0.13.4, 26.0.9, and 27.1.4 contain a patch for this issue. No known workarounds are available.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

nextcloud

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Affected Software

security-advisories

Vulnerable Versions:

>= 23.0.0, < 23.0.12.13, >= 24.0.0, < 24.0.12.9, >= 25.0.0, < 25.0.13.4, >= 26.0.0, < 26.0.9, >= 27.0.0, < 27.1.4

Timeline

Official Publish: December 22nd, 2023

Last Modified: August 27th, 2024

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1110 Brute Force

Credential Access

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material

Defense Evasion

T1021 Remote Services

Lateral Movement

T1562 Impair Defenses

Defense Evasion