CVE-2023-39958
Published: 10 August 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-39958 is a medium-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server. Its CVSS base score is 5.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 36.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-43655
Vulnerability details
Nextcloud Server provides data storage for Nextcloud, an open source cloud platform. Starting in version 22.0.0 and prior to versions 22.2.10.13, 23.0.12.8, 24.0.12.5, 25.0.9, 26.0.4, and 27.0.1, missing protection allows an attacker to brute force the client secrets of configured…
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OAuth2 clients. Nextcloud Server versions 25.0.9, 26.0.4, and 27.0.1 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server versions 22.2.10.13, 23.0.12.8, 24.0.12.5, 25.0.9, 26.0.4, and 27.0.1 contain a patch 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
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.
This control directly enforces limits on consecutive invalid logon attempts and automatic response (e.g., lockout) to prevent brute-force exploitation of authentication mechanisms.
Specific conditions can include excessive failed attempts, triggering stronger authentication that restricts brute-force exploitation.