CVE-2018-8920 Code injection in DiskStation Manager (DSM)
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary content via CSV export in Synology DSM Log Exporter, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2018-8920?
CVE-2018-8920 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager, published on 24 Dec 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper neutralization of escape vulnerability in Log Exporter in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.1.6-15266 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary content to have an unspecified impact by exporting an archive in CSV format.
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8920?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Synology Diskstation Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8920?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-8920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Synology Diskstation Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6972-2gcx-5qwg.