What is CVE-2020-2499?

CVE-2020-2499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qnap Qes, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-12-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-2499?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Qnap Qes

CVE-2020-2499

A hard-coded password vulnerability has been reported to affect earlier versions of QES. If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to log in with a hard-coded password. QNAP has already fixed the issue in QES 2.1.1 Build 20200…

EPSS: 0.014 (68.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Qnap Qes — versions 2.1.1
Qnap Systems Inc. Qes — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-259 — Use of Hard-coded Password
CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

security@qnapsecurity.com.tw (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2499?: CVE-2020-2499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qnap Qes, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-2499?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.