CVE-2020-8228 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Vulnerability Description

A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Nextcloud	Preferred Providers	1.7.0
Opensuse	Backports Sle	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-307 CWE-840

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/922470ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-033Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/922470ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-033Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-8228?

CVE-2020-8228 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times.

How severe is CVE-2020-8228?

CVE-2020-8228 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-8228?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Nextcloud Preferred Providers, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap.