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CVE-2022-35931

Nextcloud Password Policy's generated passwords are not fully validated by HIBPValidator

2.7 Low

Nextcloud Password Policy is an app that enables a Nextcloud server admin to define certain rules for passwords. Prior to versions 22.2.10, 23.0.7, and 24.0.3 the random password generator may, in very rare cases, generate common passwords that the validator itself would block. Upgrade Nextcloud Server to 22.2.10, 23.0.7 or 24.0.3 to receive a patch for the issue in Password Policy. There are no known workarounds available.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Down 0.4 points since Sep 7, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 2.7

Nextcloud Password Policy's generated passwords are not fully validated by HIBPValidator

Nextcloud Password Policy is an app that enables a Nextcloud server admin to define certain rules for passwords. Prior to versions 22.2.10, 23.0.7, and 24.0.3 the random password generator may, in very rare cases, generate common passwords that the validator itself would block. Upgrade Nextcloud Server to 22.2.10, 23.0.7 or 24.0.3 to receive a patch for the issue in Password Policy. There are no known workarounds available.

Record
CVE-2022-35931
CVSS 3.1
2.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-261
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-38791 2.7

Nextcloud Password Policy is an app that enables a Nextcloud server admin to define certain rules for passwords. Prior to versions 22.2.10, 23.0.7, and 24.0.3 the random password generator may, in very rare cases, generate common passwords that the validator itself would block. Upgrade Nextcloud Server to 22.2.10, 23.0.7 or 24.0.3 to receive a patch for the issue in Password Policy. There are no known workarounds available.

Record
EUVD-2022-38791
CVSS 3.1
2.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 2.7

Nextcloud Password Policy is an app that enables a Nextcloud server admin to define certain rules for passwords. Prior to versions 22.2.10, 23.0.7, and 24.0.3 the random password generator may, in very rare cases, generate common passwords that the validator itself would block. Upgrade Nextcloud Server to 22.2.10, 23.0.7 or 24.0.3 to receive a patch for the issue in Password Policy. There are no known workarounds available.

Record
CVE-2022-35931
CVSS 3.1
2.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-261, CWE-326
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 2.7

Nextcloud Password Policy's generated passwords are not fully validated by HIBPValidator

Nextcloud Password Policy is an app that enables a Nextcloud server admin to define certain rules for passwords. Prior to versions 22.2.10, 23.0.7, and 24.0.3 the random password generator may, in very rare cases, generate common passwords that the validator itself would block. Upgrade Nextcloud Server to 22.2.10, 23.0.7 or 24.0.3 to receive a patch for the issue in Password Policy. There are no known workarounds available.

Record
CVE-2022-35931
CVSS 3.1
2.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-261
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0083-1 No score

Security update for nextcloud

This update for nextcloud fixes the following issues:

  • Update to 23.0.12 See: https://nextcloud.com/changelog/#latest23

  • This also fix security issues:

    • CVE-2022-35931: Password Policy app could generate passwords that would be block (boo#1203190)
    • CVE-2022-39346: Missing length validation of user displayname allows to generate an SQL error (boo#1205802)
    • CVE-2023-25579: Potential directory traversal in OC\Files\Node\Folder::getFullPath (boo#1208591)
Record
openSUSE-SU-2023:0083-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
nextcloud
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 23.0.12-bp154.2.3.1
23.0.12-bp154.2.3.1
nextcloud
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 23.0.12-bp154.2.3.1
23.0.12-bp154.2.3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-35931 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.7) in Nextcloud Password Policy, published September 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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