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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-28645

Deleting users with certain names caused system files to be deleted. Risk is higher for systems which allow users to register themselves and have the data directory in the web root. This affects ownCloud/core versions < 10.6.

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CVE-2020-28645
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1 Nov 2026, 06:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-28645

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Feb 2021, 19:15 UTC

Deleting users with certain names caused system files to be deleted. Risk is higher for systems which allow users to register themselves and have the data directory in the web root. This affects ownCloud/core versions < 10.6.

osv:CVE-2020-28645
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28645",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-28645",
    "summary": "Deleting users with certain names caused system files to be deleted. Risk is higher for systems which allow users to register themselves and have the data directory in the web root. This affects ownCloud/core versions < 10.6.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-28645",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:43.826081556Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://owncloud.com/security-advisories/missing-user-validation-leading-to-information-disclosure/"
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 435715,
  "published_at": "2021-02-09T19:15:13.697+00:00"
}