What is CVE-2023-45038?

CVE-2023-45038 is a medium-severity vulnerability in QNAP Music Station, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-45038?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-45038 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in QNAP Music Station

CVE-2023-45038

An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect Music Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow users to compromise the security of the system via a network. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Music Station 5.4.0 and later

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2024-09-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

QNAP Music Station
QNAP Systems Inc. Music Station — versions 5.4.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-24-25 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45038?: CVE-2023-45038 is a medium-severity vulnerability in QNAP Music Station, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-45038?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-45038 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.