# CVE-2018-19954: Cross-site scripting in Photo Station

> Remote attackers can inject malicious code via cross-site scripting in QNAP Photo Station, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rgf7-wr77-vhqc

## What is CVE-2018-19954?

CVE-2018-19954 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station, published on 2 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The cross-site scripting vulnerability has been reported to affect earlier versions of Photo Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station versions prior to 5.7.11; versions prior to 6.0.10.

Weakness: CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19954?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Photo Station.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19954?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-19954 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. 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-2018-19954 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19954 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station, published on 2 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. 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-2018-19954/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19954/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19954
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19954
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19954

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19954/
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