# CVE-2018-0722: Path traversal in Photo Station

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in QNAP Photo Station to access sensitive information on the device.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r7gm-6ww8-qrxr

## What is CVE-2018-0722?

CVE-2018-0722 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in QNAP Photo Station, published on 1 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Path Traversal vulnerability in Photo Station versions: 5.7.2 and earlier in QTS 4.3.4, 5.4.4 and earlier in QTS 4.3.3, 5.2.8 and earlier in QTS 4.2.6 could allow remote attackers to access sensitive information on the device.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0722?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Photo Station.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0722?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0722 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0722 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Photo Station

- [CVE-2022-27593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27593/): QNAP Photo Station Externally Controlled Reference (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7192/): QNAP Photo Station Improper Access Control (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7194/): QNAP Photo Station Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7195/): QNAP Photo Station Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-20210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20210/): Photo Station (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0722 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0722 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in QNAP Photo Station, published on 1 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Photo Station. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0722/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0722/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0722
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0722
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0722

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0722/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.