Cross-site scripting in QuTS hero and QNAP QTS - CVE-2023-23372
Published: December 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84034
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23372
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
QuTS hero
QNAP QTS
QNAP QTS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-23372
Install updates from vendor's website.
QuTS hero - addressed in versions h4.5.4.2476 build 20230728, h5.0.1.2515 build 20230907, h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609
QNAP QTS - addressed in versions 4.5.4.2467 20230718, 5.0.1.2425 20230609, 5.1.0.2444 20230629
QNAP QTS - addressed in versions 4.5.4.2467 20230718, 5.0.1.2425 20230609, 5.1.0.2444 20230629