# CVE-2020-8153: Missing authorization in Nextcloud Groupfolders

> Attackers can delete hidden directories by renaming accessible items, compromising data integrity in Nextcloud Groupfolders.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 May 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4mxw-7xgq-cm5c

## What is CVE-2020-8153?

CVE-2020-8153 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper access control in Groupfolders app 4.0.3 allowed to delete hidden directories when when renaming an accessible item to the same name.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8153?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Nextcloud Group Folders.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8153 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8153 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8153/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8153/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8153
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8153
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8153

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8153/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.