CVE-2021-29659

ownCloud 10.7 has an incorrect access control vulnerability, leading to remote information disclosure. Due to a bug in the related API endpoint, the attacker can enumerate all users in a single request by entering three whitespaces. Secondary, the retrieval of all users on a large instance could cause higher than average load on the instance.

Published: 2021-05-20 Last update: 2025-03-31 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-29659 is rated Moderate Risk (50.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.33%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-29659

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 0.41% 1.33% +0.92%
2 2026-01-09 0.30% 0.41% +0.11%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-29659

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [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-2021-29659

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-29659

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-29659 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (owncloud), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 6, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-29659

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-29659

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
owncloud owncloud_server 10.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:10.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-29659

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