Insufficiently protected credentials in QNAP QSW-M2116P-2T2S and QuNetSwitch
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-28813 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-522 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
QGD-1600P Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc QGD-1602P Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc QGD-3014PT Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc QuNetSwitch Hardware solutions / Firmware QSW-M2116P-2T2S Hardware solutions / Firmware |
| Vendor | QNAP Systems, Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Insufficiently protected credentials
EUVDB-ID: #VU56446
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28813
CWE-ID:
CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials. A remote attacker can access the unrestricted storage mechanism and read sensitive information.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsQGD-1600P: All versions
QGD-1602P: All versions
QGD-3014PT: All versions
QuNetSwitch: before 1.0.6.1519
QSW-M2116P-2T2S: before 1.0.6 210713
External linkshttp://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-21-37
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
