CVE-2021-28813 Insufficiently Protected Credentials Vulnerability in QSW-M2116P-2T2S and QuNetSwitch
Remote attackers can read sensitive information from QNAP switches due to insecure storage of credentials, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-28813?
CVE-2021-28813 is a critical vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. QSW-M2116P-2T2S, published on 10 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability involving insecure storage of sensitive information has been reported to affect QSW-M2116P-2T2S and QNAP switches running QuNetSwitch. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to read sensitive information by accessing the unrestricted storage mechanism.We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions: QSW-M2116P-2T2S 1.0.6 build 210713 and later QGD-1600P: QuNetSwitch 1.0.6.1509 and later QGD-1602P: QuNetSwitch 1.0.6.1509 and later QGD-3014PT: QuNetSwitch 1.0.6.1519 and later
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28813?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Qnap Qsw-M2116p-2t2s Firmware, Qnap Qunetswitch.
How do I fix CVE-2021-28813?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28813 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-28813 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28813 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5xc-jmcq-c9fm.