# CVE-2021-44055: Information leakage in Video Station

> Remote attackers can access unauthorized data or perform restricted actions in QNAP Video Station due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 5 May 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r855-rqcr-vpfp

## What is CVE-2021-44055?

CVE-2021-44055 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station, published on 5 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An missing authorization vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running Video Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to access data or perform actions that they should not be allowed to perform. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Video Station: Video Station 5.5.9 ( 2022/02/16 ) and later

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44055?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Video Station.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-44055?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-44055 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station

- [CVE-2023-34976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34976/): Video Station (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-13071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13071/): Command injection in Video Station (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-50360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50360/): Video Station (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-41288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41288/): Video Station (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-28812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28812/): Command Injection Vulnerability in Video Station (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-44055 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-44055 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station, published on 5 May 2022. 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-2021-44055 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station. 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-2021-44055/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44055/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44055
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44055
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44055

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44055/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.