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CVE-2024-22404: Permissions bypass in Nextcloud with the files zip app

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-281

Description

Nextcloud files Zip app is a tool to create zip archives from one or multiple files from within Nextcloud. In affected versions users can download "view-only" files by zipping the complete folder. It is recommended that the Files ZIP app is upgraded to 1.2.1, 1.4.1, or 1.5.0. Users unable to upgrade should disable the file zip app.

Affected products

• nextcloud Zipper: before 1.2.1; 1.4.0 — fixed in 1.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: nextcloud Zipper 1.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/nextcloud/files_zip/commit/43204539d517a13e945b90652718e2a213f46820
• https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-vhj3-mch4-67fq
• https://hackerone.com/reports/2247457
• https://github.com/nextcloud/files_zip/commit/43204539d517a13e945b90652718e2a213f46820
• https://github.com/nextcloud/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-vhj3-mch4-67fq
• https://hackerone.com/reports/2247457

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