# CVE-2024-38644: Notes Station 3


- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v94v-33c2-x5m5

## What is CVE-2024-38644?

CVE-2024-38644 is a high-severity vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Notes Station 3, published on 22 Nov 2024. 

### Official description

An OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect Notes Station 3. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote authenticated attackers to execute commands.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:
Notes Station 3 3.9.7 and later

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38644?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qnap Notes Station 3.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38644?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38644 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-38644 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38644 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QNAP Systems Inc. Notes Station 3

- [CVE-2024-38645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38645/): Notes Station 3 (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2024-38643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38643/): Notes Station 3 (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-38646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38646/): Notes Station 3 (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-27122](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27122/): Notes Station 3 (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-27126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27126/): Notes Station 3 (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38644 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38644 is a high-severity vulnerability in QNAP Systems Inc. Notes Station 3, published on 22 Nov 2024. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38644 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QNAP Systems Inc. Notes Station 3. 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-2024-38644/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38644/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38644
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38644
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38644

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38644/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.