CVE-2021-35946 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A receiver of a federated share with access to the database with ownCloud version before 10.8 could update the permissions and therefore elevate their own permissions.

Published: 2021-09-07

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-22581	A receiver of a federated share with access to the database with ownCloud version before 10.8 could update the permissions and therefore elevate their own permissions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01482.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://doc.owncloud.com/server/admin_manual/release_notes.html
https://owncloud.com/security-advisories/cve-2021-35946/

History

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Subscriptions

Owncloud Owncloud

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-09-07T19:04:19.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:47:42.153Z

Reserved: 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-35946

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-07T20:15:07.673

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:57:58.897

Link: CVE-2021-35946

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management

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