CVE-2023-28999
Publication date 4 April 2023
Last updated 11 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
Nextcloud is an open-source productivity platform. In Nextcloud Desktop client 3.0.0 until 3.8.0, Nextcloud Android app 3.13.0 until 3.25.0, and Nextcloud iOS app 3.0.5 until 4.8.0, a malicious server administrator can gain full access to an end-to-end encrypted folder. They can decrypt files, recover the folder structure and add new files. This issue is fixed in Nextcloud Desktop 3.8.0, Nextcloud Android 3.25.0, and Nextcloud iOS 4.8.0. No known workarounds are available.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| nextcloud-desktop | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.9 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
References
Other references
- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-8875-wxww-3rr8
- https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/5560
- https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_DanieleCoppola.pdf
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28999