Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-41970

Low

Published: 01 December 2022

Published
01 December 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 2.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0021 43.5th percentile
Risk Priority 5 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-41970 is a low-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server. Its CVSS base score is 2.6 (Low).

Operationally, ranked at the 43.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Nextcloud Server is an open source personal cloud server. Prior to versions 24.0.7 and 25.0.1, disabled download shares still allow download through preview images. Images could be downloaded and previews of documents (first page) can be downloaded without being watermarked.…

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Versions 24.0.7 and 25.0.1 contain a fix for this issue. No known workarounds are available.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

nextcloud
nextcloud server
25.0.0 · 24.0.0 — 24.0.7 · 24.0.0 — 24.0.7

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Requiring authorization and configuration controls for mobile device connections directly enforces access control and prevents unauthorized devices from reaching organizational systems.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Defining account types, requiring approvals for creation, specifying authorizations, monitoring usage, and reviewing accounts directly prevents improper access control by ensuring only authorized accounts exist and are used.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-863

Enforces rules governing access to the system and its data from external systems based on established trust relationships.

References