CVE-2023-28834 json
Full path of data directory exposed to Nextcloud server users
published 2023-04-03 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-32466
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Nextcloud Server is an open source personal cloud server. Nextcloud Server 24.0.0 until 24.0.6 and 25.0.0 until 25.0.4, as well as Nextcloud Enterprise Server 23.0.0 until 23.0.11, 24.0.0 until 24.0.6, and 25.0.0 until 25.0.4, have an information disclosure vulnerability. A user was able to get the full data directory path of the Nextcloud server from an API endpoint. By itself this information is not problematic as it can also be guessed for most common setups, but it could speed up other unknown attacks in the future if the information is known. Nextcloud Server 24.0.6 and 25.0.4 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server 23.0.11, 24.0.6, and 25.0.4 contain patches for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
Patch / fix
- nextcloud nextcloud_server 23.0.14, 24.0.10, 25.0.4
- github.com/nextcloud/server#36094 pull request
- hackerone.com/reports/1690510 advisory
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-2023-28834 updated cvss 3.5
nextcloud: Full path of data directory exposed to users
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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
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/1690510 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/33883 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
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 |
Affected products
- nextcloud security-advisories
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-212 Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
References
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github.com
/nextcloud/server/pull/36094
patch
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hackerone.com
/reports/1690510
exploit, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/nextcloud/server/issues/33883
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-5w64-6c42-rgcv
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-28834
- NVD CVE-2023-28834
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