CVE-2022-39339
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in user_oidc
user_oidc is an OpenID Connect user backend for Nextcloud. In versions prior to 1.2.1 sensitive information such as the OIDC client credentials and tokens are sent in plain text of HTTP without TLS. Any malicious actor with access to monitor user traffic may have been able to compromise account security. This issue has been addressed in in user_oidc v1.2.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may use https to access Nextcloud. Set an HTTPS discovery URL in the provider settings (in Nextcloud OIDC admin settings).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in user_oidc
user_oidc is an OpenID Connect user backend for Nextcloud. In versions prior to 1.2.1 sensitive information such as the OIDC client credentials and tokens are sent in plain text of HTTP without TLS. Any malicious actor with access to monitor user traffic may have been able to compromise account security. This issue has been addressed in in user_oidc v1.2.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may use https to access Nextcloud. Set an HTTPS discovery URL in the provider settings (in Nextcloud OIDC admin settings).
- Record
CVE-2022-39339- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41815
user_oidc is an OpenID Connect user backend for Nextcloud. In versions prior to 1.2.1 sensitive information such as the OIDC client credentials and tokens are sent in plain text of HTTP without TLS. Any malicious actor with access to monitor user traffic may have been able to compromise account security. This issue has been addressed in in user_oidc v1.2.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may use https to access Nextcloud. Set an HTTPS discovery URL in the provider settings (in Nextcloud OIDC admin settings).
- Record
EUVD-2022-41815- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
user_oidc is an OpenID Connect user backend for Nextcloud. In versions prior to 1.2.1 sensitive information such as the OIDC client credentials and tokens are sent in plain text of HTTP without TLS. Any malicious actor with access to monitor user traffic may have been able to compromise account security. This issue has been addressed in in user_oidc v1.2.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may use https to access Nextcloud. Set an HTTPS discovery URL in the provider settings (in Nextcloud OIDC admin settings).
- Record
CVE-2022-39339- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in user_oidc
user_oidc is an OpenID Connect user backend for Nextcloud. In versions prior to 1.2.1 sensitive information such as the OIDC client credentials and tokens are sent in plain text of HTTP without TLS. Any malicious actor with access to monitor user traffic may have been able to compromise account security. This issue has been addressed in in user_oidc v1.2.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may use https to access Nextcloud. Set an HTTPS discovery URL in the provider settings (in Nextcloud OIDC admin settings).
- Record
CVE-2022-39339- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-319
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-39339 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Nextcloud Openid Connect User Backend, published November 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.