CVE-2019-15610

Improper authorization in the Circles app 0.17.7 causes retaining access when an email address was removed from a circle.

Published: 2020-02-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-15610 is rated Low Risk (35.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.83%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-15610

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.56% 0.83% +0.27%
2 2026-03-04 0.24% 0.56% +0.33%
3 2026-03-01 0.24%

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-15610

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-15610

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-15610

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nextcloud circles < 0.16.11 cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:circles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nextcloud circles >= 0.16.12, < 0.17.8 cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:circles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-15610

URL Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/673724 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://nextcloud.com/security/advisory/?id=NC-SA-2019-013 Vendor Advisory
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