Improper check for access to application database (NC-SA-2018-015)
26th July 2019
Risk level: Low
CVSS v3 Base Score: 1.8 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CWE: Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
HackerOne report: 331302
Description
A too permissive check allowed an installed application that contained the Nextcloud client package name to obtain access to the database of the Nextcloud application. At time of disclosure there are no applications with in the Google Play Store that fullfill this requirement.
Affected Software
- Nextcloud Android < 3.2.0 (CVE-2018-3765)
Action Taken
The error has been fixed.
Resolution
It is recommended that users upgrade to version 3.2.0.
Acknowledgements
The Nextcloud team thanks the following people for their research and responsible disclosure of the above advisory:
- NA - Vulnerability discovery and disclosure.
This advisory is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.