CVE-2023-22472 Nextcloud Deck Desktop Client is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via malicious link

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can force users to execute arbitrary POST requests via malicious links, requiring an upgrade to the Nextcloud Desktop client.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-22472?

CVE-2023-22472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in nextcloud security-advisories, published on 9 Jan 2023. 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

Deck is a kanban style organization tool aimed at personal planning and project organization for teams integrated with Nextcloud. It is possible to make a user send any POST request with an arbitrary body given they click on a malicious deep link on a Windows computer. (e.g. in an email, chat link, etc). There are currently no known workarounds. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Desktop client is upgraded to 3.6.2.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22472?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nextcloud Desktop.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-22472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gfv-xqpx-42qj.

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