CVE-2020-8224: nextcloud desktop Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-8224 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Code Injection vulnerability in nextcloud desktop. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 10-08-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A code injection in Nextcloud Desktop Client 2.6.4 allowed to load arbitrary code when placing a malicious OpenSSL config into a fixed directory.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.