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Photo StationApplication · Qnap

CVE-2017-13073

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-04-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 5.4.3 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in QNAP NAS application Photo Station versions 5.2.7, 5.4.3, and their earlier versions could allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in QNAP NAS Photo Station allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unsanitized user input. The vulnerability affects versions 5.2.7, 5.4.3, and earlier versions of the Photo Station web application.

MitigationUpdate Photo Station to the latest version that includes the security patch. Until patched, consider disabling Photo Station or implementing web application firewall rules to filter malicious input.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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:>= 5.2.0, <= 5.2.7>= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.3

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
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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. Locate the installed Photo Station version
    Access the QNAP admin console, navigate to Photo Station application settings, or use the QNAP command line to query the installed Photo Station package version
    Affected if The displayed version falls within 5.2.0-5.2.7 or 5.4.0-5.4.3
  2. Confirm Photo Station is currently enabled
    Check the QNAP App Center or use command line tools to verify the Photo Station service is running and accessible
    Affected if Photo Station is installed and actively running on the NAS device
  3. Verify Photo Station web interface accessibility
    Attempt to access the Photo Station web portal via the NAS hostname or IP address on the standard web ports
    Affected if The Photo Station web interface is reachable over the network, providing an attack surface for the XSS vulnerability

The environment is affected if Photo Station version is 5.2.7, 5.4.3, or any version between 5.2.0-5.2.7 or 5.4.0-5.4.3, and the web interface is accessible to potential attackers.

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 a release after 5.4.3
Interim mitigation

Update Photo Station to the latest version that includes the security patch. Until patched, consider disabling Photo Station or implementing web application firewall rules to filter malicious input.

Fix this in Photo Station Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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