Low severity3.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-32678
CVE-2021-32678
Description
Nextcloud Server is a Nextcloud package that handles data storage. In versions prior to 19.0.13, 20.0.11, and 21.0.3, ratelimits are not applied to OCS API responses. This affects any OCS API controller (OCSController) using the @BruteForceProtection annotation. Risk depends on the installed applications on the Nextcloud Server, but could range from bypassing authentication ratelimits or spamming other Nextcloud users. The vulnerability is patched in versions 19.0.13, 20.0.11, and 21.0.3. No workarounds aside from upgrading are known to exist.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/nextcloud&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/nextcloud&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/suse/nextcloud&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012pkg:rpm/suse/nextcloud&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/nextcloud&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/nextcloud&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3
< 20.0.11-bp153.2.3.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.11-bp153.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.11-bp153.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.11-bp153.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.11-bp153.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.11-bp153.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.11-bp153.2.3.1
- nextcloud/security-advisoriesv5Range: < 19.0.13
Patches
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References
6- github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/27329nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-48rx-3gmf-g74jnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-17nvdThird Party Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/1214158nvdPermissions Required
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BVZS26RDME2DYTKET5AECRIZDFUGR2AZ/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J63NBVPR2AQCAWRNDOZSGRY5II4WS2CZ/nvd
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