CVE-2018-13297
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 · uneditedInformation exposure vulnerability in SYNO.SynologyDrive.Files in Synology Drive before 1.1.2-10562 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive system information via the dsm_path parameter.
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 confidenceSynology Drive before version 1.1.2-10562 contains an information exposure vulnerability in the SYNO.SynologyDrive.Files component. Attackers can exploit the dsm_path parameter to access sensitive system information through what appears to be a path traversal or improper input validation issue in the web API.
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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< 1.1.2-10562CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Synology Drive Server versionOpen Synology Package Center, locate Synology Drive Server, and note the installed version number. Alternatively, access the DSM desktop, open Control Panel, go to Package Center, and find the version in the installed package details.Affected if The installed version is below 1.1.2-10562
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Verify web API accessibilityConfirm whether the Synology Drive web interface is accessible over the network. Check if ports 5000, 5001, or the Drive-specific ports are open and reachable.Affected if The Synology Drive web API endpoints are exposed to the network (not restricted to localhost or VPN)
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Identify the vulnerable API componentLocate access logs for Synology Drive and search for requests to endpoints containing SYNO.SynologyDrive.Files or the dsm_path parameter.Affected if The SYNO.SynologyDrive.Files component is in use and accessible, and requests containing dsm_path parameters are visible in logs
You are affected if Synology Drive Server is installed at a version below 1.1.2-10562 and the web API interface is network-accessible, allowing potential attackers to send crafted requests with the dsm_path parameter to the SYNO.SynologyDrive.Files component.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 data1.1.2-10562
Upgrade Synology Drive to version 1.1.2-10562 or later. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the Synology Drive interface via firewall rules or VPN.
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