CVE-2023-23944
mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Nextcloud mail is an email app for the nextcloud home server platform. In versions prior to 2.2.2 user's passwords were stored in cleartext in the database during the duration of OAuth2 setup procedure. Any attacker or malicious user with access to the database would have access to these user passwords until the OAuth setup has been completed. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Mail app is upgraded to 2.2.2. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2–6.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Nextcloud Nextcloud desktop Client < 3.6.3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:nextcloud:nextcloud:desktop_client__3.6.3
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0290Nextcloud: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-02-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Nextcloud bezüglich des Desktop-Clients und der Mail-Komponente ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-23944/cnnvd
- https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/pull/7797cnnvd
- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-g86r-x755-93f4cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1806275cnnvd
- https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/pull/7797enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-g86r-x755-93f4enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1806275enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/pull/7797Patchnvd
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