CVE-2020-8154Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated device wipe via unchecked token ownership

Published May 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Authorization bypass in Nextcloud Server before 17.0.5 and 18.0.0 through 18.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to wipe other users' devices. The POST /settings/personal/authtokens/wipe/{id} handler accepted an attacker-chosen token identifier without verifying that the token belonged to the logged-in user. Any ordinary account could mark another user's client token for remote wipe, causing a compliant connected client to erase its locally synchronized account data.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability1.77%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authorization bypass in Nextcloud Server before 17.0.5 and 18.0.0 through 18.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to wipe other users' devices. The POST /settings/personal/authtokens/wipe/{id} handler accepted an attacker-chosen token identifier without verifying that the token belonged to the logged-in user. Any ordinary account could mark another user's client token for remote wipe, causing a compliant connected client to erase its locally synchronized account data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-8154
Published
May 12, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Nextcloud GmbH
Product
Nextcloud Server
Classifications
CWE-639, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=18.0.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Nextcloud GmbH · Nextcloud Serverversion=18.0.3

Published CVSS scores

7.7NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.7NextcloudCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-639Insecure Direct Object Reference
T1485Data Destruction

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