Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-34972
CWE-ID CWE-319
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 QNAP QTS
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)

QuTS hero
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor QNAP Systems, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU80414

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34972

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information. A local user can gain access to sensitive data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

QNAP QTS: 5.0.1 - 5.1.0

QuTS hero: h5.1.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-23-58


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

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

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions 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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