Authentication bypass in QNAP Proxy Server - CVE-2017-7639

 

Authentication bypass in QNAP Proxy Server - CVE-2017-7639

Published: June 6, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13192
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7639
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: QNAP Systems, Inc.
Affected software:
QNAP Proxy Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper authentication of requests. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and change the settings of Proxy Server.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-7639

Update to version 1.2.1. or 1.3.0.

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