CVE-2022-36074 Authentication headers exposed on by Nextcloud Server

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Nextcloud Server fails to strip Authorization headers during HTTP downgrades, potentially exposing credentials and allowing account compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-36074?

CVE-2022-36074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, published on 15 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Nextcloud server is an open source personal cloud product. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure which fails to strip the Authorization header on HTTP downgrade. This can lead to account access exposure and compromise. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 23.0.7 or 24.0.3. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Enterprise Server is upgraded to 22.2.11, 23.0.7 or 24.0.3. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36074?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Nextcloud Nextcloud Enterprise Server, Nextcloud Nextcloud Server.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-36074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nextcloud Nextcloud Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vqgm-f748-g76v.

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