CVE-2022-24886 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in com.nextcloud.client
An attacker with notification permission can access user contacts via the Nextcloud Android app without explicit consent, exposing sensitive personal data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-24886?
CVE-2022-24886 is a low-severity vulnerability in nextcloud security-advisories, published on 27 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Nextcloud Android app is the Android client for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. In versions prior to 3.19.0, any application with notification permission can access contacts if Nextcloud has access to Contacts without applying for the Contacts permission itself. Version 3.19.0 contains a fix for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24886?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including nextcloud. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
nextcloud Bitnami | All versions | 3.19.0 |
Products include Nextcloud Nextcloud.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24886?
Upgrade nextcloud to 3.19.0 or later.
Is CVE-2022-24886 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24886 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in nextcloud security-advisories
- CVE-2019-5454 SQL injection in com.nextcloud.client
- CVE-2021-43863 SQL Injection in FileContentProvider (GHSL-2021-1007)
- CVE-2019-5450 Cross-site scripting in com.nextcloud.client
- CVE-2019-5455 Auth bypass in com.nextcloud.client
- CVE-2021-22905 Information disclosure in Nextcloud Android App (com.nextcloud.client)
Sources
Also known as BIT-nextcloud-2022-24886, GHSA-5cj3-v98r-2wmq.