Insufficiently protected credentials in QNAP QSW-M2116P-2T2S and QuNetSwitch



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-28813
CWE-ID CWE-522
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 QGD-1600P
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

QGD-1602P
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

QGD-3014PT
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

QuNetSwitch
Hardware solutions / Firmware

QSW-M2116P-2T2S
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor QNAP Systems, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU56446

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28813

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials. A remote attacker can access the unrestricted storage mechanism and read sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

QGD-1600P: All versions

QGD-1602P: All versions

QGD-3014PT: All versions

QuNetSwitch: before 1.0.6.1509

QSW-M2116P-2T2S: before 1.0.6 210713

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-21-37


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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