CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-3776

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Aug 12, 2018 | Modified: Feb 28, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Improper input validator in Nextcloud Server prior to 12.0.3 and 11.0.5 could lead to an attackers actions not being logged in the audit log.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Nextcloud_server Nextcloud 11.0.0 (including) 11.0.5 (excluding)
Nextcloud_server Nextcloud 12.0.0 (including) 12.0.3 (excluding)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References