CVE-2021-41241

Advanced permissions is not respected for subfolders in Nextcloud server

Description

Nextcloud server is a self hosted system designed to provide cloud style services. The groupfolders application for Nextcloud allows sharing a folder with a group of people. In addition, it allows setting "advanced permissions" on subfolders, for example, a user could be granted access to the groupfolder but not specific subfolders. Due to a lacking permission check in affected versions, a user could still access these subfolders by copying the groupfolder to another location. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Server is upgraded to 20.0.14, 21.0.6 or 22.2.1. Users unable to upgrade should disable the "groupfolders" application in the admin settings.

Categories

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: nextcloud security-advisories
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-41241?
CVE-2021-41241 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-41241?
To fix CVE-2021-41241, 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-2021-41241 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-41241 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-2021-41241?
CVE-2021-41241 affects nextcloud security-advisories.
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