# CVE-2021-32800: Bypass of Two Factor Authentication in Nextcloud server

> Attackers can bypass Two Factor Authentication in Nextcloud server using only a password or WebAuthN device, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gv5w-8q25-785v

## What is CVE-2021-32800?

CVE-2021-32800 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, published on 7 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Nextcloud server is an open source, self hosted personal cloud. In affected versions an attacker is able to bypass Two Factor Authentication in Nextcloud. Thus knowledge of a password, or access to a WebAuthN trusted device of a user was sufficient to gain access to an account. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 20.0.12, 21.0.4 or 22.1.0. There are no workaround for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32800?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nextcloud Nextcloud Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-32800?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2021-32800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32800 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-2021-32800 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-32800 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, published on 7 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32800 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-2021-32800/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32800/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32800
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32800
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32800

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32800/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.