CVE-2018-19948 Cross-site request forgery in Helpdesk

Low 2.0 Published Updated

Attackers can force NAS users to execute unintentional actions via CSRF in QNAP Helpdesk, potentially leading to account takeover or data modification.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-19948?

CVE-2018-19948 is a low-severity vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Helpdesk, published on 11 Sep 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The vulnerability have been reported to affect earlier versions of Helpdesk. If exploited, this cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability could allow attackers to force NAS users to execute unintentional actions through a web application. QNAP has already fixed the issue in Helpdesk 3.0.3 and later.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19948?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Qnap Helpdesk.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-19948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m2q3-43wc-p9w4.

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