Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024
End-to-end encryption device setup did not verify public key
CVE-2021-32728
Description
The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server with a computer. Clients using the Nextcloud end-to-end encryption feature download the public and private key via an API endpoint. In versions prior to 3.3.0, the Nextcloud Desktop client fails to check if a private key belongs to previously downloaded public certificate. If the Nextcloud instance serves a malicious public key, the data would be encrypted for this key and thus could be accessible to a malicious actor. This issue is fixed in Nextcloud Desktop Client version 3.3.0. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.
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Affected products
2- Range: <3.3.0
- nextcloud/security-advisoriesv5Range: < 3.3.0
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References
4- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4974mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- github.com/nextcloud/desktop/pull/3338mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-f5fr-5gcv-6cc5mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- hackerone.com/reports/1189162mitrex_refsource_MISC
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