CVE-2020-8296

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    CVE-2020-8296

    Published: 3 Mar 2021Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Nextcloud Server prior to 20.0.0 stores passwords in a recoverable format even when external storage is not configured.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L6BO6P6MP2MOWA6PZRXX32PLWPXN5O4S/, https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2021-006, https://hackerone.com/reports/867164, https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/21037, https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/17439

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -615b994816710a595243d704c9be445f736b4b41

    Affected versions

    v20.0.0RC2
    v20.0.0RC1
    v20.0.0beta4
    v20.0.0beta3
    v20.0.0beta2
    v20.0.0beta1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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