CVE-2019-15612 Auth bypass in Nextcloud Server

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass two-factor authentication during password resets, potentially taking over user accounts on Nextcloud Server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-15612?

CVE-2019-15612 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, published on 4 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A bug in Nextcloud Server 15.0.2 causes pending 2FA logins to not be correctly expired when the password of the user is reset.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15612?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nextcloud Nextcloud Server.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15612?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-15612 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-782m-gpwm-4xfq.

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