# CVE-2020-8295: Denial of service in Nextcloud Server

> An attacker can cause a denial of service by exploiting a flawed check during the password reset process in Nextcloud Server.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9wc-h684-m6rq

## What is CVE-2020-8295?

CVE-2020-8295 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, published on 26 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A wrong check in Nextcloud Server 19 and prior allowed to perform a denial of service attack when resetting the password for a user.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8295?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nextcloud Nextcloud Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8295?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2020-8295 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8295 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server

- [CVE-2021-32802](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32802/): Preview generation used third-party library not suited for user-generated content in Nextcloud server (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2023-26482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26482/): Scope of workflow operations is not validated in nextcloud server (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-3775](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3775/): Auth bypass in Nextcloud Server (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-35172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35172/): Nextcloud Server password reset endpoint is not brute force protected (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-32320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32320/): Nextcloud Server's brute force protection allows someone to send more requests than intended (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8295 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8295 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, published on 26 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8295 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nextcloud Nextcloud Server. 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-2020-8295/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8295/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8295
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8295
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8295

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8295/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.