# CVE-2019-6178: Information disclosure in NAS products

> Attackers can disclose device details like share names via the API when Personal Cloud is enabled on Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 19 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q5vq-5gqq-jphg

## What is CVE-2019-6178?

CVE-2019-6178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS products, published on 19 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An information leakage vulnerability in Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS products could allow disclosure of some device details such as Share names through the device API when Personal Cloud is enabled. This does not allow read, write, delete, or any other access to the underlying file systems and their contents.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6178?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Lenovo Home Media Network Hard Drive Firmware, Lenovo Ix12-300r Firmware, Lenovo Px12-350r Firmware, Lenovo Storecenter Ix2-200 Firmware, Lenovo Storecenter Ix4-200d Firmware, Lenovo Storecenter Ix4-200rl Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-6178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-6178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS products

- [CVE-2019-6160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6160/): Missing authorization in NAS products (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-6178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-6178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS products, published on 19 Aug 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-2019-6178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS products. 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-2019-6178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6178

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6178/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.