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nextcloud-desktop — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23942

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from a Nextcloud Server with your computer. Versions prior to 3.6.3 are missing sanitisation on qml labels which are used for basic HTML elements such as `strong`, `em` and `head` lines in the UI of the desktop client. The lack of sanitisation may allow for javascript injection. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Desktop Client is upgraded to 3.6.3. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Products
nextcloud-desktop
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.6.4-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-23942
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 15:53 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23942

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Feb 2023, 21:15 UTC

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from a Nextcloud Server with your computer. Versions prior to 3.6.3 are missing sanitisation on qml labels which are used for basic HTML elements such as `strong`, `em` and `head` lines in the UI of the desktop client. The lack of sanitisation may allow for javascript injection. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Desktop Client is upgraded to 3.6.3. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23942

nextcloud-desktop

Fixed versions: 3.6.4-1

nextcloud-desktop

Fixed versions: 3.6.4-1

nextcloud-desktop

Fixed versions: 3.6.4-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23942",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from a Nextcloud Server with your computer. Versions prior to 3.6.3 are missing sanitisation on qml labels which are used for basic HTML elements such as `strong`, `em` and `head` lines in the UI of the desktop client. The lack of sanitisation may allow for javascript injection. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Desktop Client is upgraded to 3.6.3. There are no known workarounds for this issue.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23942",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T18:02:23.068514891Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-23942"
      ]
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 455989,
  "published_at": "2023-02-06T21:15:09.727+00:00"
}