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medium 5.3

CVE-2020-8228 json

A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-29100

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times.

Patch / fix

  • nextcloud Package Hub 15 SP2, Package Hub 15 SP1, Package Hub 12 +2 more 20.0.0-bp152.2.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2020:1652-1

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Exploit prediction

1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/922470 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Nextcloud Preferred Provider

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-840 Business Logic Errors
  • CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

Sources

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