Advisory Details

May 19th, 2024

(Pwn2Own) QNAP TS-464 authLogin SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2024-21901
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	QNAP
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	TS-464
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of QNAP TS-464 NAS devices. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the authLogin endpoint. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	QNAP has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-24-09
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2023-11-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2024-05-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2024-07-01 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	LJP (@ljp_tw) and YingMuo (@YingMuo), working with DEVCORE Internship Program

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