Security advisory

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  "id": "179777ab1f4827b771e030d260043cf8abc235e1fe218b368f9afa6da01489f5",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8173",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-8173",
    "summary": "A too small set of random characters being used for encryption in Nextcloud Server 18.0.4 allowed decryption in shorter time than intended.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-8173",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "low",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-8173",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-8173"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/nextcloud/server",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "a36e761d7e9e29273fec6d151d884b88e6b271f8"
                },
                {
                  "introduced": "fe6fdfe50de3d46e0ae18ce5b2f216855004df4f"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "52cc0c7bb41deaa81968d80e3385b4f7479c1b78"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
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                      {
                        "fixed": "17.0.7"
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                      {
                        "introduced": "18.0.0"
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                      {
                        "fixed": "18.0.5"
                      }
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                  }
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          "versions": [
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            "v17.0.5RC1",
            "v17.0.6",
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            "v18.0.2RC2",
            "v17.0.4RC1",
            "v18.0.2RC1",
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            "v18.0.1RC3",
            "v18.0.1RC2",
            "v18.0.1RC1",
            "v17.0.3",
            "v17.0.3RC1",
            "v18.0.0",
            "v17.0.2",
            "v17.0.2RC1",
            "v17.0.1",
            "v17.0.1rc1",
            "v17.0.0",
            "v17.0.0rc2",
            "v17.0.0rc1",
            "v17.0.0beta4",
            "v17.0.0beta3",
            "v17.0.0beta2",
            "v17.0.0beta1",
            "v16.0.0RC1",
            "v16.0.0beta3",
            "v16.0.0beta2",
            "v16.0.0beta1",
            "v16.0.0alpha1",
            "v15.0.0RC1",
            "v15.0.0beta2",
            "v15.0.0beta1",
            "v14.0.0RC2",
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            "v13.0.0beta4",
            "v13.0.0beta3",
            "v13.0.0beta2",
            "v13.0.0beta1",
            "v12.0.0beta4",
            "v12.0.0beta3",
            "v12.0.0beta2",
            "v12.0.0beta1",
            "v11.0.0",
            "v11.0RC2",
            "v9.1.0beta1",
            "v9.0.0beta2",
            "v9.0beta1",
            "v8.2RC1",
            "v8.2beta1",
            "v8.1RC2",
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            "v8.0.0beta1",
            "v8.0.0alpha2",
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            "v7.0.0alpha2",
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            "v6.0.0RC1",
            "v6.0.0beta5",
            "v6.0.0beta4",
            "v6.0.0beta3",
            "v6.0.0beta2",
            "v6.0.0alpha2",
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            "v5.0.0RC2",
            "v5.0.0RC1",
            "v5.0.0beta2",
            "v5.0.0beta1",
            "v5.0.0alpha1",
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            "v4.5.0RC3",
            "v4.5.0RC2",
            "v4.5.0RC1",
            "v4.5.0beta4",
            "v4.5.0beta3",
            "v4.0.6",
            "v4.0.5",
            "v4.0.4",
            "v4.0.1",
            "v4.0.0",
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            "v4.0.0RC",
            "v4.0.0beta",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-8173.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:27.405135518Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2020-023",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/852841"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-8173",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 431823,
  "published_at": "2020-11-02T21:15:34.71+00:00"
}