# CVE-2023-47222: Media Streaming add-on

> Attackers can exploit sensitive information exposure in the QNAP Media Streaming add-on to compromise system security via network access.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 26 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7mfg-57xp-v6gq

## What is CVE-2023-47222?

CVE-2023-47222 is a critical vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Media Streaming add-on , published on 26 Apr 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 exposure of sensitive information vulnerability has been reported to affect Media Streaming add-on. 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:
Media Streaming add-on  500.1.1.5 ( 2024/01/22 ) and later

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47222?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Media Streaming Add-On.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. Media Streaming add-on 

- [CVE-2020-36195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36195/): SQL Injection Vulnerability in Multimedia Console and the Media Streaming Add-On (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7640/): Command injection in QNAP Media Streaming Add-On (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-23369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23369/): QTS, Multimedia Console, and Media Streaming add-on (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2017-7641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7641/): Cross-site request forgery in QNAP Media Streaming Add-On (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-34362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34362/): Command Injection Vulnerability in Media Streaming Add-on (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47222 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47222 is a critical vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Media Streaming add-on , published on 26 Apr 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. Media Streaming add-on . 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-2023-47222/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47222/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47222
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47222
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47222

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47222/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.