#VU52352 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in DiskStation Manager (DSM) - CVE-2021-26564
Published: April 20, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52352
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26564
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DiskStation Manager (DSM)
DiskStation Manager (DSM)
Software vendor:
Synology Inc.
Synology Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information in synorelayd. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to spoof servers via an HTTP session.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.