Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-37317

Medium

Published: 14 June 2024

Published
14 June 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 4.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0014 33.1th percentile
Risk Priority 9 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-37317 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Nextcloud Notes. Its CVSS base score is 4.6 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Network Shared Drive (T1039); ranked at the 33.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Nextcloud Notes app is a distraction free notes taking app for Nextcloud. If an attacker managed to share a folder called `Notes/` with a newly created user before they logged in, the Notes app would use that folder store…

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the personal notes. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Notes app is upgraded to 4.9.3.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1039 Data from Network Shared Drive Collection
Adversaries may search network shares on computers they have compromised to find files of interest.
T1213 Data from Information Repositories Collection
Adversaries may leverage information repositories to mine valuable information.
T1530 Data from Cloud Storage Collection
Adversaries may access data from cloud storage.
T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation Impact
Adversaries may insert, delete, or manipulate data at rest in order to influence external outcomes or hide activity, thus threatening the integrity of the data.
Why these techniques?

Vulnerability tricks Notes app into using attacker-controlled shared 'Notes/' folder for victim's personal notes, enabling collection from network share/cloud storage/info repository (T1039, T1213, T1530) and stored data manipulation (T1565.001).

Affected Assets

nextcloud
notes
4.6.0 — 4.9.3

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-862

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

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

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

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

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

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

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

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

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

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

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-862

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.

References