Nextcloud Server's brute force protection allows someone to send more requests than intended
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Nextcloud Server is a data storage system for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. When multiple requests are sent in parallel, all of them were executed even if the amount of faulty requests succeeded the limit by the time the response was sent to the client. This allowed someone to send as many requests the server could handle in parallel to bruteforce protected details instead of the configured limit, default 8. Nextcloud Server versions 25.0.7 and 26.0.2 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server versions 21.0.9.12, 22.2.10.12, 23.0.12.7, 24.0.12.2, 25.0.7 and 26.0.2 contain patches for this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nextcloud | security-advisories | Nextcloud Server >= 25.0.0, < 25.0.7; Nextcloud Server >= 26.0.0, < 26.0.2; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 21.0.0, < 21.0.9.12; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 22.0.0, < 22.2.10.12; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 23.0.0, < 23.0.12.7; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 24.0.0, < 24.0.12.2; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 25.0.0, < 25.0.7; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 26.0.0, < 26.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- security-advisories Vendornextcloud Affected Nextcloud Server >= 25.0.0, < 25.0.7; Nextcloud Server >= 26.0.0, < 26.0.2; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 21.0.0, < 21.0.9.12; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 22.0.0, < 22.2.10.12; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 23.0.0, < 23.0.12.7; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 24.0.0, < 24.0.12.2; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 25.0.0, < 25.0.7; Nextcloud Enterprise Server >= 26.0.0, < 26.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 21.0.0 to before 21.0.9.12; 22.0.0 to before 22.2.10.12; 23.0.0 to before 23.0.12.7; 24.0.0 to before 24.0.12.2 | Vulnerable | nextcloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 25.0.0 to before 25.0.7 | Vulnerable | nextcloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 25.0.0 to before 25.0.7 | Vulnerable | nextcloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 26.0.0 to before 26.0.2 | Vulnerable | nextcloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 26.0.0 to before 26.0.2 | Vulnerable | nextcloud |
- cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 21.0.0 to before 21.0.9.12; 22.0.0 to before 22.2.10.12; 23.0.0 to before 23.0.12.7; 24.0.0 to before 24.0.12.2 Vulnerable ·nextcloud
- cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 25.0.0 to before 25.0.7 Vulnerable ·nextcloud
- cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 25.0.0 to before 25.0.7 Vulnerable ·nextcloud
- cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 26.0.0 to before 26.0.2 Vulnerable ·nextcloud
- cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 26.0.0 to before 26.0.2 Vulnerable ·nextcloud
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32320
References
More Nextcloud Server vulnerabilities
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- TI-2023-11091 Nextcloud download permissions can be changed by resharer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-10624 Nextcloud Server vulnerable to SSRF via filter bypass due to lax checking on IPs CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-37238 Cross-site scripting in Nextcloud CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2023-11086 nextcloud vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-18738 Exception logging in Sharepoint app reveals clear-text connection details CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-32320 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-32320 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2023-32320 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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