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CVE-2016-9460

Nextcloud Server before 9.0.52 & ownCloud Server before 9.0.4 are vulnerable to a content-spoofing attack in the files app. The location bar in the files app was not verifying the passed parameters. An attacker could craft an invalid link to a fake directory structure and use this to display an attacker-controlled error message to the user.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from nextcloud, from owncloud organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-03-28T02:59:00.793

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-451
Type: Primary
CWE-284

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nextcloud	nextcloud	≤ 9.0.51	Yes
Application	owncloud	owncloud	≤ 9.0.3	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97282 ([email protected])
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/2da43e3751576bbc838f238a09955c4dcdebee8e Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/8aa0832bd449c44ec300da4189bd8ed4e036140c Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/dea8e29289a1b99d5e889627c2e377887f4f2983 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/owncloud/core/commit/c92c234059f8b1dc7d53122985ec0d398895a2cf Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://hackerone.com/reports/145463 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=nc-sa-2016-003 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2016-013 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97282 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/2da43e3751576bbc838f238a09955c4dcdebee8e Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/8aa0832bd449c44ec300da4189bd8ed4e036140c Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/commit/dea8e29289a1b99d5e889627c2e377887f4f2983 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/owncloud/core/commit/c92c234059f8b1dc7d53122985ec0d398895a2cf Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://hackerone.com/reports/145463 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=nc-sa-2016-003 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2016-013 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For nextcloud's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.