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HistoryAug 03, 2023 - 7:54 a.m.

Nextcloud: Password of talk conversations can be bruteforced

2023-08-0307:54:04
nickvergessen
hackerone.com
3
nextcloud
brute force
bypass
talk conversations
security
bug bounty

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

21.4%

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Instead of sending a POST to the authentication endpoint, the password can be added as a parameter on the GET request of the frontpage.
  2. A failure will not log a bruteforce attempt, but a successful password will no longer bring up the login page

Supporting Material/References:

Found while looking into https://support.nextcloud.com/#ticket/zoom/47814

Impact

Brute force protection of public talk conversation passwords can be bypassed.

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

21.4%