# CVE-2023-47221: Photo Station

> Authenticated administrators can exploit a path traversal flaw in QNAP Photo Station to read sensitive files via the network.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2v7w-v8fj-mf99

## What is CVE-2023-47221?

CVE-2023-47221 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station, published on 8 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect Photo Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow authenticated administrators to read the contents of unexpected files and expose sensitive data via a network.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
Photo Station 6.4.2 ( 2023/12/15 ) and later

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47221?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Photo Station.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station

- [CVE-2022-27593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27593/): QNAP Photo Station Externally Controlled Reference (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7192/): QNAP Photo Station Improper Access Control (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7194/): QNAP Photo Station Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7195/): QNAP Photo Station Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-20210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-20210/): Photo Station (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47221 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47221 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Photo Station, published on 8 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. Photo 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-2023-47221/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47221/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47221
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47221
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47221

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47221/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.