CVE-2020-8225 Information disclosure in Desktop Client
Attackers can access proxy authentication credentials stored in cleartext by the Nextcloud Desktop Client, compromising sensitive network configuration data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-8225?
CVE-2020-8225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Desktop Client, published on 18 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A cleartext storage of sensitive information in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 gave away information about used proxies and their authentication credentials.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8225?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nextcloud Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8225?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-8225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Desktop Client
- CVE-2024-46958 Misconfiguration in n/a
- CVE-2020-8224 Code injection in Desktop Client
- CVE-2021-37617 Untrusted Search Path in Nextcloud Desktop Client
- CVE-2023-28999 Nextcloud: Lack of authenticity of metadata keys allows a malicious server to gain access to E2EE folders
- CVE-2020-8227 Path traversal in Desktop Client
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8225, GHSA-j6gm-vwj7-5633, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8225.