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CVE-2020-8296 (GCVE-0-2020-8296)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-03 17:40 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:56
VLAI
Summary
Nextcloud Server prior to 20.0.0 stores passwords in a recoverable format even when external storage is not configured.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-257 - Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format (CWE-257)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Nextcloud Server Affected: Fixed in 20.0.0
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