CVE-2021-32801

Exceptions may have logged Encryption-at-Rest key content in Nextcloud server

Description

Nextcloud server is an open source, self hosted personal cloud. In affected versions logging of exceptions may have resulted in logging potentially sensitive key material for the Nextcloud Encryption-at-Rest functionality. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 20.0.12, 21.0.4 or 22.1.0. If upgrading is not an option users are advised to disable system logging to resolve this issue until such time that an upgrade can be performed Note that ff you do not use the Encryption-at-Rest functionality of Nextcloud you are not affected by this bug.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: nextcloud security-advisories
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-mcpf-v65v-359h third party advisory
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/28082 third party advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1251776 third party advisory permissions required
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-17 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-32801?
CVE-2021-32801 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-32801?
To fix CVE-2021-32801, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-32801 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-32801 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-32801?
CVE-2021-32801 affects nextcloud security-advisories.
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