CVE-2019-15621
Improper permissions preservation in Nextcloud Server 16.0.1 causes sharees to be able to reshare...
Improper permissions preservation in Nextcloud Server 16.0.1 causes sharees to be able to reshare with write permissions when sharing the mount point of a share they received, as a public link.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
Improper permissions preservation in Nextcloud Server 16.0.1 causes sharees to be able to reshare with write permissions when sharing the mount point of a share they received, as a public link.
- Record
CVE-2019-15621- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper permissions preservation in Nextcloud Server 16.0.1 causes sharees to be able to reshare with write permissions when sharing the mount point of a share they received, as a public link.
- Record
CVE-2019-15621- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6578 No score
Improper permissions preservation in Nextcloud Server 16.0.1 causes sharees to be able to reshare with write permissions when sharing the mount point of a share they received, as a public link.
- Record
EUVD-2019-6578- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jchm-73f8-w72j No score
Improper permissions preservation in Nextcloud Server 16.0.1 causes sharees to be able to reshare...
Improper permissions preservation in Nextcloud Server 16.0.1 causes sharees to be able to reshare with write permissions when sharing the mount point of a share they received, as a public link.
- Record
GHSA-jchm-73f8-w72j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
Improper permissions preservation in Nextcloud Server 16.0.1 causes sharees to be able to reshare with write permissions when sharing the mount point of a share they received, as a public link.
- Record
CVE-2019-15621- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0220-1 No score
Security update for nextcloud
This update for nextcloud fixes the following issues:
Nextcloud was updated to 15.0.14:
- NC-SA-2020-002, CVE-2019-15613: workflow rules to depend their behaviour on the file extension when checking file mimetypes (boo#1162766)
- NC-SA-2019-016, CVE-2019-15623: Exposure of Private Information caused the server to send it's domain and user IDs to the Nextcloud Lookup Server without any further data when the Lookup server is disabled (boo#1162775)
- NC-SA-2019-015, CVE-2019-15624: Improper Input Validation allowed group admins to create users with IDs of system folders (boo#1162776)
- NC-SA-2019-012, CVE-2020-8119: Improper authorization caused leaking of previews and files when a file-drop share link is opened via the gallery app (boo#1162781)
- NC-SA-2019-014, CVE-2020-8118: An authenticated server-side request forgery allowed to detect local and remote services when adding a new subscription in the calendar application (boo#1162782)
- NC-SA-2020-012, CVE-2019-15621: Improper permissions preservation causes sharees to be able to reshare with write permissions when sharing the mount point of a share they received, as a public link (boo#1162784)
- To many changes. For detail see: https://nextcloud.com/changelog/
nextcloud was updated to 13.0.12:
- Fix NC-SA-2020-001
- To many changes. For detail see: https://nextcloud.com/changelog/
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0220-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0229-1 No score
Security update for nextcloud
This update for nextcloud fixes the following issues:
Nextcloud was updated to 15.0.14:
- NC-SA-2020-002, CVE-2019-15613: workflow rules to depend their behaviour on the file extension when checking file mimetypes (boo#1162766)
- NC-SA-2019-016, CVE-2019-15623: Exposure of Private Information caused the server to send it's domain and user IDs to the Nextcloud Lookup Server without any further data when the Lookup server is disabled (boo#1162775)
- NC-SA-2019-015, CVE-2019-15624: Improper Input Validation allowed group admins to create users with IDs of system folders (boo#1162776)
- NC-SA-2019-012, CVE-2020-8119: Improper authorization caused leaking of previews and files when a file-drop share link is opened via the gallery app (boo#1162781)
- NC-SA-2019-014, CVE-2020-8118: An authenticated server-side request forgery allowed to detect local and remote services when adding a new subscription in the calendar application (boo#1162782)
- NC-SA-2020-012, CVE-2019-15621: Improper permissions preservation causes sharees to be able to reshare with write permissions when sharing the mount point of a share they received, as a public link (boo#1162784)
- To many changes. For detail see: https://nextcloud.com/changelog/
nextcloud was updated to 13.0.12:
- Fix NC-SA-2020-001
- To many changes. For detail see: https://nextcloud.com/changelog/
This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.1:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0229-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nextcloudSUSE:Package Hub 12 |
before 15.0.14-bp151.3.3.1 | 15.0.14-bp151.3.3.1 |
nextcloudSUSE:Package Hub 15 |
before 15.0.14-bp151.3.3.1 | 15.0.14-bp151.3.3.1 |
nextcloudSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 |
before 15.0.14-bp151.3.3.1 | 15.0.14-bp151.3.3.1 |
nextcloudopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 15.0.14-bp151.3.3.1 | 15.0.14-bp151.3.3.1 |
nextcloudSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 |
before 15.0.14-bp151.3.6.1 | 15.0.14-bp151.3.6.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-15621 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Hackerone Nextcloud Server, published February 4, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in nextcloud 15.0.14-bp151.3.3.1.
References
hackerone.com/reports/619484
nextcloud.com/security/advisory?id=NC-SA-2020-012
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00019.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00022.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15621
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jchm-73f8-w72j
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/4ZKAQ7AEGBUT5BPIHKS2AN3QK2XYBODP
bugzilla.suse.com/1162766
bugzilla.suse.com/1162775
bugzilla.suse.com/1162776
bugzilla.suse.com/1162781
bugzilla.suse.com/1162782
bugzilla.suse.com/1162784
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15621
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15623
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15624
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8118
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8119
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/YNXRESXAEC3O5ZYBXEVOSSEP4DH2EXOI