# CVE-2024-45538: Cross-site request forgery in DiskStation Manager (DSM)

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via CSRF in Synology DSM and DSMUC WebAPI Frameworks, requiring users to upgrade to patched versions.

- **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:** 4 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 4 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q82m-7968-cf69

## What is CVE-2024-45538?

CVE-2024-45538 is a critical vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager, published on 4 Dec 2025. 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WebAPI Framework in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 7.2.1-69057-2 and 7.2.2-72806 and Synology Unified Controller (DSMUC) before 3.1.4-23079 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45538?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Synology Diskstation Manager, Synology Diskstation Manager Unified Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45538?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45538 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Synology Diskstation Manager

- [CVE-2022-27624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27624/): Memory corruption in DiskStation Manager (DSM) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-27625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27625/): Memory corruption in DiskStation Manager (DSM) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-27626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27626/): Race condition in DiskStation Manager (DSM) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-6955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6955/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-22687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22687/): Memory corruption in DiskStation Manager (DSM) (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45538 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45538 is a critical vulnerability in Synology Diskstation Manager, published on 4 Dec 2025. 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-2024-45538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Synology Diskstation Manager. 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-2024-45538/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45538/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45538
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45538
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45538

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45538/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.