Improper access control in Nextcloud Server & ownCloud Server Nextcloud Server before…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- 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-284.
Summary
Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 are not properly verifying edit check permissions on WebDAV copy actions. The WebDAV endpoint was not properly checking the permission on a WebDAV COPY action. This allowed an authenticated attacker with access to a read-only share to put new files in there. It was not possible to modify existing files.
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-2016-9461
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-92wm-vqxv-vpf9
References
Exploit 1
Patch 7
- https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2016-014
- https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=nc-sa-2016-004
- https://github.com/owncloud/core/commit/acbbadb71ceee7f01da347f7dcd519beda78cc47
- https://github.com/owncloud/core/commit/c0a4b7b3f38ad2eaf506484b3b92ec678cb021c9
- https://github.com/owncloud/core/commit/121a3304a0c37ccda0e1b63ddc528cba9121a36e
- https://github.com/owncloud/core/commit/0622e635d97cb17c5e1363e370bb8268cc3d2547
- https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/3491400261c1454a9a30d3ec96969573330120cc
Sources
- CVE-2016-9461 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9461 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92wm-vqxv-vpf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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