CVE-2024-38640 Download Station
Authenticated users can inject malicious code via network in QNAP Download Station, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38640?
CVE-2024-38640 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Download Station, published on 6 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been reported to affect Download Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow authenticated users to inject malicious code via a network.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Download Station 5.8.6.283 ( 2024/06/21 ) and later
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38640?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qnap Download Station.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38640?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-38640 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38640 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. Download Station
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58rh-53vh-8w68.