CVE-2020-8280 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A missing file type check in Nextcloud Contacts 3.4.0 allows a malicious user to upload SVG files as PNG files to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Published: 2021-01-06

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Nextcloud Contacts

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Fixed in 3.4.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:contacts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29148	A missing file type check in Nextcloud Contacts 3.4.0 allows a malicious user to upload SVG files as PNG files to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00634.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackerone.com/reports/998422
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-044

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nextcloud Contacts

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2021-01-06T20:59:57.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:56:28.301Z

Reserved: 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8280

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-06T21:15:14.583

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:26:11.157

Link: CVE-2020-8280

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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