CVE-2024-52509: nextcloud mail Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-52509 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) Improper Access Control vulnerability in nextcloud mail. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 15-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Nextcloud Mail is the mail app for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. The Nextcloud mail app incorrectly allowed attaching shared files without download permissions as attachments. This allowed users to send them the files to themselves and then downloading it from their mail clients. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Mail is upgraded to 2.2.10, 3.6.2 or 3.7.2.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA3.5LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.51% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Nextcloud2 products
- mail≥ 2.2.0, < 2.2.10 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.2 | ≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.2
- security-advisories≥ 2.2.0, < 2.2.10 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.2 | ≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.2
1 vendor · 2 products
References
4 links- github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-pwpp-fvcr-w862X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory