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CVE-2020-8223 (GCVE-0-2020-8223)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-05 13:16 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:56
VLAI
Summary
A logic error in Nextcloud Server 19.0.0 caused a privilege escalation allowing malicious users to reshare with higher permissions than they got assigned themselves.
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Nextcloud Server Affected: Fixed in 19.0.1
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