CVE-2019-15615 Auth bypass in Nextcloud Android

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass the Nextcloud Android app lock screen by changing the device system time to the past.

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

What is CVE-2019-15615?

CVE-2019-15615 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Nextcloud Android, 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 wrong check for the system time in the Android App 3.9.0 causes a bypass of the lock protection when changing the time of the system to the past.

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15615?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nextcloud Nextcloud.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15615 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-2019-15615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-68x5-pgwq-vm7v.

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