# CVE-2023-51366: QTS, QuTS hero

> Attackers can read sensitive files via network path traversal in QNAP QTS and QuTS hero operating systems.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vpgf-5c72-x83x

## What is CVE-2023-51366?

CVE-2023-51366 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 6 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path traversal vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow users to read the contents of unexpected files and expose sensitive data via a network.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions:
QTS 5.1.6.2722 build 20240402 and later
QuTS hero h5.1.6.2734 build 20240414 and later

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51366?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Qnap Qts, Qnap Quts Hero.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-51366?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51366 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-51366 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qnap Qts

- [CVE-2020-2509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2509/): QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-19949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19949/): QNAP NAS File Station Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-7193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7193/): QNAP QTS Improper Input Validation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-19943](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19943/): QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting (high 8.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-19953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19953/): QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-51366 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-51366 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 6 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qnap Qts. 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-2023-51366/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51366/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51366
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51366
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51366

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51366/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.