Nexcloud Mail app temporarily stores cleartext password in database
Published Feb 6, 2023
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.47%
Description
Nextcloud mail is an email app for the nextcloud home server platform. In versions prior to 2.2.2 user's passwords were stored in cleartext in the database during the duration of OAuth2 setup procedure. Any attacker or malicious user with access to the database would have access to these user passwords until the OAuth setup has been completed. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Mail app is upgraded to 2.2.2. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Affected products
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- Version < 2.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nextcloud | Security-Advisories | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (GitHub) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Mar 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 38.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 37.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 37.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 43.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 40.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 7, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 29.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 29.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/pull/7797 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-g86r-x755-93f4 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1806275 x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/nextcloud/mail/pull/7797 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-g86r-x755-93f4 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1806275 | x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory |
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