CVE-2023-23371 QVPN Device Client

Medium 5.2 Published Updated

Local authenticated administrators can read sensitive data due to cleartext transmission in the QVPN Windows client.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-23371?

CVE-2023-23371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. QVPN Windows, published on 6 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability has been reported to affect QVPN Device Client. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow local authenticated administrators to read sensitive data via unspecified vectors.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QVPN Windows 2.2.0.0823 and later

Weakness: CWE-319, CWE-311

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23371?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Qnap Qvpn.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23371?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23371 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-23371 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23371 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-599f-8pqx-ww6q.

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