CVE-2023-48301 | Nextcloud Server HTML injection in search UI when selecting a circle with HTML in the display name

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Nextcloud Server provides data storage for Nextcloud, an open source cloud platform. Starting in version 25.0.0 and prior to versions 25.0.13, 26.0.8, and 27.1.3 of Nextcloud Server and Nextcloud Enterprise Server, an attacker could insert links into circles name that would be opened when clicking the circle name in a search filter. Nextcloud Server and Nextcloud Enterprise Server versions 25.0.13, 26.0.8, and 27.1.3 contain a fix for this issue. As a workaround, disable app circles.

Published: 2023-11-21 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-48301 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.64%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-48301

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-48301

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 0.39% 0.64% +0.25%
2 2026-03-04 0.32% 0.39% +0.07%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-48301

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L 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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.1 1.4 [email protected]
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-48301

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-48301

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nextcloud nextcloud_server >= 25.0.0, <= 25.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
nextcloud nextcloud_server >= 25.0.0, < 25.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
nextcloud nextcloud_server >= 26.0.0, <= 26.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
nextcloud nextcloud_server >= 26.0.0, < 26.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
nextcloud nextcloud_server >= 27.0.0, <= 27.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
nextcloud nextcloud_server >= 27.0.0, < 27.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:nextcloud_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-48301

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