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Database resource exhaustion for logged-in users via sharee recommendations with circles

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Nextcloud Server prior to versions 23.0.10 and 24.0.6 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server prior to versions 22.2.10, 23.0.10, and 24.0.6 are vulnerable to a logged-in attacker slowing down the system by generating a lot of database/cpu load. Nextcloud Server versions 23.0.10 and 24.0.6 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server versions 22.2.10, 23.0.10, and 24.0.6 contain patches for this issue. As a workaround, disable the Circles app.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2022-39330
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 06:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Database resource exhaustion for logged-in users via sharee recommendations with circles

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Oct 2022, 00:00 UTC

Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Nextcloud Server prior to versions 23.0.10 and 24.0.6 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server prior to versions 22.2.10, 23.0.10, and 24.0.6 are vulnerable to a logged-in attacker slowing down the system by generating a lot of database/cpu load. Nextcloud Server versions 23.0.10 and 24.0.6 and Nextcloud Enterprise Server versions 22.2.10, 23.0.10, and 24.0.6 contain patches for this issue. As a workaround, disable the Circles app.

osv:CVE-2022-39330
Complete source record
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