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Photo StationApplication · Synology

CVE-2017-12080

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-12-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.3-2970 / 6.8.1-3458 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An information exposure vulnerability in default HTTP configuration file in Synology Photo Station before 6.8.1-3458 and before 6.3-2970 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive system information via .htaccess file.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Synology Photo Station's default HTTP configuration improperly protects the .htaccess file, allowing remote attackers to access it directly via HTTP requests. The .htaccess file contains sensitive server configuration including path information, authentication rules, and rewrite directives that can aid further attacks.

MitigationConfigure the web server to deny HTTP access to .htaccess files, typically via 'AllowOverride None' in Apache or equivalent directive in other web servers, and ensure .htaccess files are not served from web-accessible directories.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Photo StationApplication
Affected:>= 6.3, < 6.3-2970>= 6.8, < 6.8.1-3458

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Photo Station is installed
    Access Synology Package Center or check via CLI: synopkg list | grep -i photo
    Affected if Photo Station is not installed on the Synology NAS - not affected
  2. Determine installed Photo Station version
    Check version via Package Center details, or via CLI: cat /var/packages/PhotoStation/info.json or synopkg get PhotoStation
    Affected if Version is >= 6.3 and < 6.3-2970, OR >= 6.8 and < 6.8.1-3458 - potentially affected, proceed to next check
  3. Test .htaccess file accessibility via HTTP
    Use curl or a web browser to request: curl -I http://[your-nas-ip]/photo/.htaccess
    Affected if HTTP response returns 200 OK with .htaccess file contents visible (rather than 403 Forbidden or 404 Not Found) - CONFIRMED AFFECTED

User is affected if Photo Station is installed with a vulnerable version AND .htaccess files are directly accessible via HTTP (server returns 200 OK with file contents).

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.3-2970 / 6.8.1-3458 or later
Fixed in 6.3-29706.8.1-3458
Interim mitigation

Configure the web server to deny HTTP access to .htaccess files, typically via 'AllowOverride None' in Apache or equivalent directive in other web servers, and ensure .htaccess files are not served from web-accessible directories.

Fix this in Photo Station Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $890
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