CVE-2022-29163 json
Bypass of password requirements when sharing a folder via the Circles app in Nextcloud Server
published 2022-05-20 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-33569
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3, a user can create a link that is not password protected even if the administrator requires links to be password protected. Versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3 contain a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.
Patch / fix
- nextcloud nextcloud_server 22.2.6, 23.0.3
- github.com/nextcloud/circles#866 pull request
- github.com/nextcloud/circles#926 pull request
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2022-29163 updated cvss 3.5
nextcloud: user can create a link that is not password protected even if the administrator requires it
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- nextcloud security-advisories
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-671 Lack of Administrator Control over Security
References
-
github.com
/nextcloud/circles/pull/866
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/nextcloud/circles/pull/926
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-pwjv-h37v-c4fx
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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hackerone.com
/reports/1406926
permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-29163
- NVD CVE-2022-29163
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