CVE-2023-48304 Nextcloud Server vulnerable to attacker enabling/disabling birthday calendar for any user

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An attacker can enable or disable the birthday calendar for any user on the same Nextcloud server due to missing authorization checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-48304?

CVE-2023-48304 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nextcloud Nextcloud Server, published on 21 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Nextcloud Server provides data storage for Nextcloud, an open source cloud platform. Starting in version 25.0.0 and prior to versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6, and 27.1.0 of Nextcloud Server and starting in version 22.0.0 and prior to versions 22.2.10.16, 23.0.12.11, 24.0.12.7, 25.0.11, 26.0.6, and 27.1.0 of Nextcloud Enterprise Server, an attacker could enable and disable the birthday calendar for any user on the same server. Nextcloud Server 25.0.11, 26.0.6, and 27.1.0 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server 22.2.10.16, 23.0.12.11, 24.0.12.7, 25.0.11, 26.0.6, and 27.1.0 contain patches for this issue. No known workarounds are available.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48304?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nextcloud Nextcloud Server.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-48304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8jwv-c8c8-9fr3.

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