# CVE-2022-43679: Misconfiguration in n/a

> A misconfiguration in the ownCloud Server Docker image allows attackers to spoof URLs in password-reset emails, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wj56-g2wq-p3pw

## What is CVE-2022-43679?

CVE-2022-43679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud, published on 10 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Docker image of ownCloud Server through 10.11 contains a misconfiguration that renders the trusted_domains config useless. This could be abused to spoof the URL in password-reset e-mail messages.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43679?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Owncloud Owncloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-43679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-43679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2021-35946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35946/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-2052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2052/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-2048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2048/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-28645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28645/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2015-4718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4718/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-43679 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-43679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Owncloud Owncloud, published on 10 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Owncloud Owncloud. 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-2022-43679/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43679/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43679
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43679
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43679

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43679/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.