SB2021091006 - Insufficiently protected credentials in QNAP QSW-M2116P-2T2S and QuNetSwitch



SB2021091006 - Insufficiently protected credentials in QNAP QSW-M2116P-2T2S and QuNetSwitch

Published: September 10, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021091006
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Insufficiently protected credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28813)

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.