CVE-2023-34979 QTS, QuTS hero

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary OS commands via network in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero operating systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-34979?

CVE-2023-34979 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 6 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow authenticated administrators to execute commands via a network.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 4.5.4.2790 build 20240605 and later QuTS hero h4.5.4.2790 build 20240606 and later

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34979?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Qnap Qts, Qnap Quts Hero.

How do I fix CVE-2023-34979?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2023-34979 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qnap Qts vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gxm8-54cq-9h89.

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