#VU28778 Stored cross-site scripting in QNAP QTS - CVE-2018-19953 

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#VU28778 Stored cross-site scripting in QNAP QTS - CVE-2018-19953

Published: June 8, 2020 / Updated: May 24, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28778
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19953
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
QNAP QTS
Software vendor:
QNAP Systems, Inc.

Description

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 in user description. A remote attacker can inject 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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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