CVE-2022-41969 (GCVE-0-2022-41969)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-01 20:47 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:33
VLAI
Title
Nextcloud Server has no password length limit when creating a user as an administrator
Summary
Nextcloud Server is an open source personal cloud server. Prior to versions 23.0.11, 24.0.7, and 25.0.0, there is no password length limit when creating a user as an administrator. An administrator can cause a limited DoS attack against their own server. Versions 23.0.11, 24.0.7, and 25.0.0 contain a fix for the issue. As a workaround, don't create user accounts with long passwords.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:53 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7553 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
nextcloud security-advisories Affected: < 23.0.11
Affected: >= 24.0.0, < 24.0.7
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