Path Traversal in QNAP Music Station
CVE-2020-36197
An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect earlier versions of Music Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station versions prior to 5.3.16 on QTS 4.5.2; versions prior to 5.2.10 on QTS 4.3.6; versions prior to 5.1.14 on QTS 4.3.3; versions prior to 5.3.16 on QuTS hero h4.5.2; versions prior to 5.3.16 on QuTScloud c4.5.4.
EPSS: 0.185 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Qnap Music_station
- Qnap Qts — versions 4.5.2, 4.3.6, 4.3.3
- Qnap Qutscloud — versions c4.5.4
- Qnap Quts_hero — versions h4.5.2
- Qnap Systems Inc. Music Station — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@qnapsecurity.com.tw (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@qnapsecurity.com.tw (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@qnapsecurity.com.tw (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36197?
- CVE-2020-36197 is a high-severity vulnerability in QNAP Music Station, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-05-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36197?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-36197 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.