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il 5dd38b7e49 fix(crowdsec): update whitelist.yaml to prevent false positive
false positive:
- chunk problems (crowdsecurity/http-crawl-non_statics)
- directory upload 404 problem (crowdsecurity/http-probing)
2026-05-02 20:38:48 +09:00

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Nextcloud crowdsec false positive issue

Status

  • Finished

Date

  • 2026-05-02

Version

  • Nextcloud: 33.0.3

Problem

  • When users download or modify some files, all connections to homelab services are refused.
    • fw ban users' IP address.

Reason

  • Nextcloud uses chunks for actions, and uploading and downloading
    • chunks on '/apps/viewer/js', '/dist/'
    • crowdsecurity/http-crawl-non_statics
  • Nextcloud keeps checking directory which is uploading
    • upload directory '/remote.php/dav/files/'
    • crowdsecurity/http-probing

Timeline

  • 2026-05-02: Release nextcloud
  • 2026-05-02: Find the false positive case, and add whitelist

Solution

  • Access to fw
    • Check the ban list with sudo cscli alerts list
    • Read the ban case with sudo cscli alerts inspect $NUMBER
  • Add expressions on whitelist
    • evt.Meta.target_fqdn == '{{ services['nextcloud']['domain']['public'] }}.{{ domain['public'] }}' && evt.Meta.http_path contains '/apps/viewer/js/'
    • evt.Meta.target_fqdn == '{{ services['nextcloud']['domain']['public'] }}.{{ domain['public'] }}' && evt.Meta.http_path contains '/dist/'
    • evt.Meta.target_fqdn == '{{ services['nextcloud']['domain']['public'] }}.{{ domain['public'] }}' && evt.Meta.http_path contains '/remote.php/dav/files/'
  • Delete false positive decision
    • Check false positive decision with sudo cscli decision list
    • Delete false positive decision with sudo cscli decision delete --id $ID