# CVE-2023-45038: Music Station

> Improper authentication in QNAP Music Station allows attackers to compromise system security via network access.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mp4c-v3vm-qr7w

## What is CVE-2023-45038?

CVE-2023-45038 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station, published on 6 Sep 2024. 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 improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect Music Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow users to compromise the security of the system via a network.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
Music Station 5.4.0 and later

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45038?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Music Station.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45038 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-45038 exists.

Public exploit code:

- QNAP Music Station < 5.4.0 - Authentication Bypass (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-45038.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station

- [CVE-2018-19950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19950/): Command injection in Music Station (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0729/): Command injection in QNAP NAS devices (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0718/): Command injection in Music Station (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-13069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13069/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-23365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23365/): Music Station (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45038 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45038 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station, published on 6 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-45038 exists.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. Music 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-2023-45038/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45038/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45038
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45038
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45038

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45038/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.