CVE-2016-9462 describes an improper privilege verification vulnerability in Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 and ownCloud Server before 9.0.4. A user with only read-only access to a shared file could exploit this flaw to restore older versions of that file, effectively bypassing intended access controls. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to a potential impact of unauthorized information modification (I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.0.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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