CVE-2020-36194 XSS Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS heroCommand Injection Vulnerabilities in QTS and QuTS hero

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious code into QNAP NAS devices via XSS, potentially leading to code execution.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2020-36194?

CVE-2020-36194 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 1 Jul 2021. 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

An XSS vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running QTS and QuTS hero. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious code. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. QTS versions prior to 4.5.2.1566 Build 20210202. QNAP Systems Inc. QuTS hero versions prior to h4.5.2.1638 build 20210414. This issue does not affect: QNAP Systems Inc. QTS 4.5.3.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36194?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Qnap Qts, Qnap Quts Hero.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36194?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-36194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qnap Qts vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x4ff-r9rc-hrwg.

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