Is CVE-2023-28998 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-28998 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-28998?

CVE-2023-28998 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-28998?

CVE-2023-28998 has an EPSS score of 0.68% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28998?

Upgrade nextcloud-desktop on debian 12 to 3.7.0-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-28998

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Nextcloud Desktop Client is a tool to synchronize files from Nextcloud Server. Starting with version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.6.5, a malicious server administrator can gain full access to an end-to-end encrypted folder. They can decrypt files, recover the folder structure, and add new files. Users should upgrade the Nextcloud Desktop client to 3.6.5 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.

CWE-325

How to fix

Remediation Available

nextcloud-desktopDebian

Fixed in:3.7.0-1CVE-2023-28998

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

ethz.ch

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

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CVE-2021-22946	High	7.5	4.2%	-	Fix
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CVE-2021-33560	High	7.5	2.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-15098	High	8.8	2.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3738	Medium	6.5	1.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-9574	Medium	5.9	1.4%	-	Fix

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