Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2021· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Rate-limits not working on instances without configured memory cache backend
CVE-2021-41177
Description
Nextcloud is an open-source, self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 20.0.13, 21.0.5, and 22.2.0, Nextcloud Server did not implement a database backend for rate-limiting purposes. Any component of Nextcloud using rate-limits (as as AnonRateThrottle or UserRateThrottle) was thus not rate limited on instances not having a memory cache backend configured. In the case of a default installation, this would notably include the rate-limits on the two factor codes. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server be upgraded to 20.0.13, 21.0.5, or 22.2.0. As a workaround, enable a memory cache backend in config.php.
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Affected products
8- Range: <20.0.13, <21.0.5, <22.2.0
- 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
< 20.0.14-bp153.2.9.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.14-bp153.2.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.14-bp153.2.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.14-bp153.2.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.14-bp153.2.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.14-bp153.2.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.14-bp153.2.9.1
- nextcloud/security-advisoriesv5Range: < 20.0.13
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References
4- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-17mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-fj39-4qx4-m3f2mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/28728mitrex_refsource_MISC
- hackerone.com/reports/1265709mitrex_refsource_MISC
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