OwncloudApplication
CVE-2014-9048
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe documents application in ownCloud Server 6.x before 6.0.6 and 7.x before 7.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the password-protection for shared files via the API.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe documents application in ownCloud Server 6.x before 6.0.6 and 7.x before 7.0.3 fails to properly enforce password protection when accessing shared files through the API, allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication and access password-protected shared documents.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
OwncloudApplication
<= 5.0.17
Owncloud ServerApplication
= 5.0.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2= 5.0.3= 5.0.4= 5.0.5= 5.0.6= 5.0.7= 5.0.8= 5.0.9= 5.0.10= 5.0.11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed ownCloud Server versionAccess the ownCloud admin panel and navigate to the server info page, or check the version file in the ownCloud installation directory (version.php or similar). Compare against the affected versions: 5.0.0 through 5.0.11 or any version <= 5.0.17.Affected if The installed version is 5.0.0 through 5.0.11, or is <= 5.0.17 (for the Owncloud product line listed). Note: The summary also mentions 6.x before 6.0.6 and 7.x before 7.0.3 as affected.
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Verify the documents application is enabledLog in as an admin, go to the Apps section, and check if the 'Documents' application is installed and enabled.Affected if The Documents application is enabled. The vulnerability only affects environments using the documents app.
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Identify password-protected shared documentsCheck existing shares via the ownCloud web interface or database for shared files with password protection enabled.Affected if There are shared documents configured with password protection. The vulnerability allows bypassing this protection via API.
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Test API access to password-protected sharesUse a web request tool (curl) to access a password-protected shared document via the ownCloud API endpoint (typically /remote.php/webdav/ or the documents API) without providing authentication credentials.Affected if The API returns the document content without requiring password authentication. This confirms the vulnerability is present.
You are affected if your ownCloud Server version is within the vulnerable range (5.0.x as listed, or 6.x < 6.0.6 or 7.x < 7.0.3 per the summary), the Documents application is enabled, and password-protected shared documents exist that can be accessed via API without authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade ownCloud Server to version 6.0.6 or 7.0.3 or later, which contain the fix for proper password validation on shared file access via the API.
Fix this in Owncloud
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-9048 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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