CVE-2023-45148
Rate limiter not working reliable when Memcached is installed in Nextcloud
CVE-2023-45148 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Nextcloud Server, published October 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Nextcloud is an open source home cloud server. When Memcached is used as memcache.distributed the rate limiting in Nextcloud Server could be reset unexpectedly resetting the rate count earlier than intended. Users are advised to upgrade to versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6 or 27.1.0. Users unable to upgrade should change their config setting memcache.distributed to \OC\Memcache\Redis and install Redis instead of Memcached.
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
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Rate limiter not working reliable when Memcached is installed in Nextcloud
Nextcloud is an open source home cloud server. When Memcached is used as memcache.distributed the rate limiting in Nextcloud Server could be reset unexpectedly resetting the rate count earlier than intended. Users are advised to upgrade to versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6 or 27.1.0. Users unable to upgrade should change their config setting memcache.distributed to \OC\Memcache\Redis and install Redis instead of Memcached.
- Record
CVE-2023-45148- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-49455
Nextcloud is an open source home cloud server. When Memcached is used as memcache.distributed the rate limiting in Nextcloud Server could be reset unexpectedly resetting the rate count earlier than intended. Users are advised to upgrade to versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6 or 27.1.0. Users unable to upgrade should change their config setting memcache.distributed to \OC\Memcache\Redis and install Redis instead of Memcached.
- Record
EUVD-2023-49455- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
Nextcloud is an open source home cloud server. When Memcached is used as memcache.distributed the rate limiting in Nextcloud Server could be reset unexpectedly resetting the rate count earlier than intended. Users are advised to upgrade to versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6 or 27.1.0. Users unable to upgrade should change their config setting memcache.distributed to \OC\Memcache\Redis and install Redis instead of Memcached.
- Record
CVE-2023-45148- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Rate limiter not working reliable when Memcached is installed in Nextcloud
Nextcloud is an open source home cloud server. When Memcached is used as memcache.distributed the rate limiting in Nextcloud Server could be reset unexpectedly resetting the rate count earlier than intended. Users are advised to upgrade to versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6 or 27.1.0. Users unable to upgrade should change their config setting memcache.distributed to \OC\Memcache\Redis and install Redis instead of Memcached.
- Record
CVE-2023-45148- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, products, published | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, NVD, OSV |