CVE-2018-19953: QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
A cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting QNAP NAS File Station could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting QNAP NAS File Station could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of QNAP NAS File Station are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update QNAP NAS File Station to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19953
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2018-19953Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-19953 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for QNAP NAS File
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2018-19949: QNAP NAS File Station Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-24
- criticalexploitedCVE-2018-19943: QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-24
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