CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-49105
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
ownCloud Improper Authentication Vulnerability — ownCloud ownCloud
ownCloud contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows an attacker to access, modify, or delete any file without authentication if the username of a victim is known, and the victim has no signing-key configured.
- Added to KEV
- 2026-08-27
- Remediation due
- 2026-08-30
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
- Notes
- https://owncloud.org/security ; https://owncloud.com/security-advisories/webdav-api-authentication-bypass-using-pre-signed-urls/ ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49105
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2023-11-21
- Last modified
- 2026-08-28
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
An issue was discovered in ownCloud owncloud/core before 10.13.1. An attacker can access, modify, or delete any file without authentication if the username of a victim is known, and the victim has no signing-key configured. This occurs because pre-signed URLs can be accepted even when no signing-key is configured for the owner of the files. The earliest affected version is 10.6.0.
Affected configurations
• owncloud owncloud server (>= 10.6.0 < 10.13.1)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- https://owncloud.com/security-advisories/webdav-api-authentication-bypass-using-pre-signed-urls/ Vendor Advisory
- https://owncloud.org/security Product
- https://owncloud.com/security-advisories/webdav-api-authentication-bypass-using-pre-signed-urls/ Vendor Advisory
- https://owncloud.org/security Product
- https://hunt.io/blog/chinese-speaking-operator-philippine-nuclear-naval-contractor Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-49105 US Government Resource