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Warning: 3 Critical Vulnerabilities Expose ownCloud Users to Data Breaches

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSFlagsAffectedExposurePublished
CVE-2023-43177
CrushFTP prior to 10.5.1 is vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes.

CrushFTP prior to 10.5.1 is vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes.

NVD description · AI analysis pending
9.882% PoC
  • crushftp crushftp
CVE-2023-49103
Unauthenticated phpinfo credential leak in ownCloud graphapi

CVE-2023-49103 is an unauthenticated information disclosure flaw in ownCloud's graphapi app (0.2.x before 0.2.1 and 0.3.x before 0.3.1), which ships a third-party GetPhpInfo.php page that returns the full PHP phpinfo output when its URL is requested. An attacker with no credentials or user interaction simply accesses that URL over the network, and the phpinfo output reveals all of the webserver's environment variables plus other potentially sensitive configuration details. In containerized deployments these environment variables frequently include the ownCloud admin password, mail server credentials, and license key, giving attackers direct credentials for the server; notably, disabling the graphapi app does not remove the exposed file. Affected deployments are ownCloud installations running the vulnerable graphapi versions, especially ownCloud Docker images built after February 2023, while containers built before February 2023 are not vulnerable to the credential disclosure. Exploitation is confirmed in the wild: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-11-30, the EPSS score is 78.4% (top percentile), and public reporting says threat actors have begun exploiting the flaw, though no public PoC is known.

Do: Upgrade the graphapi app to version 0.2.1 or 0.3.1, and note that simply disabling the app is not sufficient — ensure the GetPhpInfo.php file is removed per vendor instructions. Operators of containerized ownCloud deployments (Docker images from February 2023 onward) should assume the ownCloud admin password, mail server credentials, and license key were exposed, rotate them, and review web logs for requests to the GetPhpInfo.php URL. CISA KEV requires applying vendor mitigations or discontinuing use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

7.578% KEV
  • ownCloud graphapi (graphapi app) 0.2.x before 0.2.1; 0.3.x before 0.3.1
largeTens of thousands of internet-exposed ownCloud instances (order of magnitude 10k–100k), within a self-hosted user base in the millions
CVE-2023-49104
An issue was discovered in ownCloud owncloud/oauth2 before 0.6.1, when Allow Subdomains is enabled.

An issue was discovered in ownCloud owncloud/oauth2 before 0.6.1, when Allow Subdomains is enabled. An attacker is able to pass in a crafted redirect-url that bypasses validation, and consequently allows an attacker to redirect callbacks to a Top Level Domain controlled by the attacker.

NVD description · AI analysis pending
6.1<1%
  • owncloud oauth2
CVE-2023-49105
Improper Authentication in ownCloud Server Allows Unauthenticated File Access

ownCloud Server versions from 10.6.0 up to (but not including) 10.13.1 accept WebDAV pre-signed URLs even when no signing key is configured for the file owner, an improper authentication flaw (CWE-287). A remote attacker who knows a victim's username can therefore access, modify, or delete that user's files without any credentials, with no privileges or user interaction required (CVSS 9.8). Any organization running a self-hosted ownCloud Server instance in the affected version range is exposed, especially internet-facing deployments. CISA added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-08-27, confirming exploitation in the wild, and EPSS assigns a 43.2% probability of exploitation within 30 days (99th percentile). No public proof-of-concept code is known, but recent press reports of attacks against ownCloud (including theft of records at a Philippine research body) indicate active targeting of ownCloud flaws.

Do: Upgrade to ownCloud Server 10.13.1 or later immediately, prioritizing internet-facing instances, as the flaw is on CISA's KEV list with BOD 26-04 patching deadlines. Until patched, configure signing keys for users where possible and restrict internet exposure of the pre-signed URL/WebDAV endpoints, and review server logs for unauthenticated file access, modification, or deletion tied to known usernames. If mitigations are not available for a given deployment, follow BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product.

9.843% KEV
  • ownCloud Server (owncloud/core) 10.6.0 through all versions before 10.13.1; fixed in 10.13.1
largelikely on the order of tens of thousands of self-hosted server deployments worldwide (no authoritative public install counts)
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Ravie LakshmananNov 25, 2023Data Security / Vulnerability

The maintainers of the open-source file-sharing software ownCloud have warned of three critical security flaws that could be exploited to disclose sensitive information and modify files.

A brief description of the vulnerabilities is as follows -

  • CVE-2023-49103 (CVSS score: 10.0) - Disclosure of sensitive credentials and configuration in containerized deployments impacting graphapi versions from 0.2.0 to 0.3.0.
  • CVE-2023-49105 (CVSS score: 9.8) - WebDAV Api Authentication Bypass using Pre-Signed URLs impacting core versions from 10.6.0 to 10.13.0.
  • CVE-2023-49104 (CVSS score: 9.0) - Subdomain Validation Bypass impacting oauth2 prior to version 0.6.1.

"The 'graphapi' app relies on a third-party library that provides a URL. When this URL is accessed, it reveals the configuration details of the PHP environment (phpinfo)," the company said of the first flaw.

"This information includes all the environment variables of the web server. In containerized deployments, these environment variables may include sensitive data such as the ownCloud admin password, mail server credentials, and license key."

As a fix, ownCloud is recommending to delete the "owncloud/apps/graphapi/vendor/microsoft/microsoft-graph/tests/GetPhpInfo.php" file and disable the 'phpinfo' function. It is also advising users to change secrets like the ownCloud admin password, mail server and database credentials, and Object-Store/S3 access keys.

The second problem makes it possible to access, modify or delete any file sans authentication if the username of the victim is known and the victim has no signing-key configured, which is the default behavior.

Lastly, the third flaw relates to a case of improper access control that allows an attacker to "pass in a specially crafted redirect-url which bypasses the validation code and thus allows the attacker to redirect callbacks to a TLD controlled by the attacker."

Besides adding hardening measures to the validation code in the oauth2 app, ownCloud has suggested that users disable the "Allow Subdomains" option as a workaround.

The disclosure comes as a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the CrushFTP solution (CVE-2023-43177) that could be weaponized by an unauthenticated attacker to access files, run arbitrary programs on the host, and acquire plain-text passwords.

The issue, discovered and reported by Converge security researcher Ryan Emmons, has been addressed in CrushFTP version 10.5.2, which was released on August 10, 2023.

"This vulnerability is critical because it does NOT require any authentication," CrushFTP noted in an advisory released at the time. "It can be done anonymously and steal the session of other users and escalate to an administrator user."

CVE-2023-49103 Comes Under Active Attack

Reports have emerged of active exploitation of CVE-2023-49103, a critical flaw affecting the "graphapi" app used in ownCloud that could be exploited to access admin passwords, mail server credentials, and license keys.

Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise said it observed mass exploitation of the flaw in the wild as early as November 25, with SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) detecting scans originating from five different IP addresses.

"Attacks against ownCloud are not rare," Johannes B. Ullrich, dean of research at the SANS Technology Institute, said. "Many of them are likely just attempting to find instances of ownCloud to exploit old vulnerabilities or attempt weak passwords."

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