CVE-2020-8180 Code injection in Nextcloud Talk

Critical 9.9 Published Updated

Administrators can inject code via unsanitized talk commands due to lax validation in Nextcloud Talk.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-8180?

CVE-2020-8180 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Nextcloud Talk, published on 8 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A too lax check in Nextcloud Talk 6.0.4, 7.0.2 and 8.0.7 allowed a code injection when a not correctly sanitized talk command was added by an administrator.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8180?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nextcloud Talk.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2020-8180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h68c-mg65-whp4.

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