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Bypass of password requirements when sharing a folder via the Circles app in Nextcloud Server

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3, a user can create a link that is not password protected even if the administrator requires links to be password protected. Versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3 contain a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2022-29163
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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2 Nov 2026, 18:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Bypass of password requirements when sharing a folder via the Circles app in Nextcloud Server

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 May 2022, 16:00 UTC

Nextcloud Server is the file server software for Nextcloud, a self-hosted productivity platform. Prior to versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3, a user can create a link that is not password protected even if the administrator requires links to be password protected. Versions 22.2.6 and 23.0.3 contain a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.

osv:CVE-2022-29163
Complete source record
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