CVE-2019-7183 Path traversal in QNAP NAS devices

What is CVE-2019-7183?

CVE-2019-7183 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 5 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This improper link resolution vulnerability allows remote attackers to access system files. To fix this vulnerability, QNAP recommend updating QTS to their latest versions.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7183?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Qnap Qts.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2019-7183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Qnap Qts

• CVE-2020-2509 QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Command Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-19949 QNAP NAS File Station Command Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-7193 QNAP QTS Improper Input Validation Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-19943 QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting Exploited High 8.0
• CVE-2018-19953 QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting Exploited Medium 6.1

All Qnap Qts vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7wcc-2hfr-r5m7.