CVE-2023-48305: Nextcloud Server user_ldap app logs user passwords in the log file on level debug

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-11-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-312

Description

Nextcloud Server provides data storage for Nextcloud, an open source cloud platform. Starting in version 25.0.0 and prior to versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6, and 27.1.0 of Nextcloud Server and Nextcloud Enterprise Server, when the log level was set to debug, the user_ldap app logged user passwords in plaintext into the log file. If the log file was then leaked or shared in any way the users' passwords would be leaked. Nextcloud Server and Nextcloud Enterprise Server versions 25.0.11, 26.0.6, and 27.1.0 contain a patch for this issue. As a workaround, change config setting `loglevel` to `1` or higher (should always be higher than 1 in production environments).

Affected products

Nextcloud Server: from 25.0.0 before 25.0.11; from 26.0.0 before 26.0.6; from 27.0.0 before 27.1.0 — fixed in 25.0.11, 26.0.6, 27.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Nextcloud Server 25.0.11, 26.0.6, 27.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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