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CVE-2020-8228

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  • Published2020-10-05
  • WeaknessCWE-307 · CWE-840

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Description

A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-10-0514:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Opensuse leap
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.1= 15.1no fix published
15.2= 15.2no fix published
Nextcloud preferred providers
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.7= 1.7.0no fix published
Opensuse backports sle
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.0= 15.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • nextcloudSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2all versions · fixed in 20.0.0-bp152.2.3.1
  • nextcloudSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1all versions · fixed in 20.0.0-bp152.2.3.1
  • nextcloudSUSE:Package Hub 12all versions · fixed in 20.0.0-bp152.2.3.1
  • nextcloudopenSUSE:Leap 15.2all versions · fixed in 20.0.0-bp152.2.3.1
  • nextcloudopenSUSE:Leap 15.1all versions · fixed in 20.0.0-bp152.2.3.1

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.15.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-840known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-307read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.9 %2026-11-09
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published
2020-10-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-rwr6-pc6f-m2cc

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8228?

A missing rate limit in the Preferred Providers app 1.7.0 allowed an attacker to set the password an uncontrolled amount of times.

Is CVE-2020-8228 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-8228 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8228?

CVE-2020-8228 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

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