Improper access control in Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-451 and CWE-284.
Summary
Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 are vulnerable to a content-spoofing attack in the files app. The location bar in the files app was not verifying the passed parameters. An attacker could craft an invalid link to a fake directory structure and use this to display an attacker-controlled error message to the user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 | Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 Vendor— Affected Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9460
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2pf4-8974-rw6g
References
Exploit 1
Patch 6
- https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/8aa0832bd449c44ec300da4189bd8ed4e036140c
- https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2016-013
- https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=nc-sa-2016-003
- https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/dea8e29289a1b99d5e889627c2e377887f4f2983
- https://github.com/owncloud/core/commit/c92c234059f8b1dc7d53122985ec0d398895a2cf
- https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/2da43e3751576bbc838f238a09955c4dcdebee8e
Sources
- CVE-2016-9460 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9460 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2pf4-8974-rw6g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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