Anti-Virus for ownCloud: Server-Side Request Forgery
CVE-2025-53830 is a critical-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Anti-Virus for ownCloud from ownCloud, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. Affected Anti-Virus for ownCloud versions: < 1.2.3. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.
What to do
- Check which version of Anti-Virus for ownCloud you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Read the advisory on github.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ownCloud | Anti-Virus for ownCloud | < 1.2.3 | Not stated |
| ownCloud | ownCloud 10 | < 10.15.3 | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (github.com).
Official description
Anti-Virus for ownCloud is an anti-virus application for file storage, synchronization, and sharing application ownCloud. Versions of Anti-Virus for ownCloud before 1.2.3 are vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This corresponds to versions of ownCloud 10 prior to 10.15.3. Upgrade ownCloud 10 to version 10.15.3 or later or upgrade Anti-Virus for ownCloud 10 to version 1.2.3 or later to receive a fix.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Server-Side Request Forgery
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- If there is a known list of applications, IP, hostname, and/or domains to which the product is allowed to communicate, then use allowlists to ensure that outgoing requests are restricted to these known entities. The allowlists could be in the application code or possibly enforced by firewalls or network segmentation.
- If the product is expected to be able to connect to arbitrary IP addresses or domains, consider using a denylist that includes private network addresses, internal domain names, etc. The denylist could be in the application code or possibly enforced by firewalls or network segmentation.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Recent Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerabilities
- 8.6 High severity
- 8.5 High severity
- 8.2 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.7 High severity
- 9.9 Critical severity
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