CVE-2023-52948 Information disclosure in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Local attackers can obtain user credentials due to missing encryption in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent settings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-52948?

CVE-2023-52948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent, published on 26 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Missing encryption of sensitive data vulnerability in settings functionality in Synology Active Backup for Business Agent before 2.7.0-3221 allows local users to obtain user credential via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-311

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52948?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Synology Active Backup for Business Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-52948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hrpx-mmq7-fvrq.

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