CVE-2018-13298
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 · uneditedChannel accessible by non-endpoint vulnerability in privacy page in Synology Android Moments before 1.2.3-199 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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 · moderate confidenceA man-in-the-middle (MITM) vulnerability exists in the privacy page of Synology Android Moments app versions prior to 1.2.3-199. The issue is classified as a 'channel accessible by non-endpoint' vulnerability, indicating improper transport layer security implementation where the app does not properly validate the communication channel, allowing attackers intercepting network traffic to inject malicious code and achieve arbitrary code execution.
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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< 1.2.3-199CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Verify Synology Moments app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps and look for 'Synology Moments' in the list of installed applications, or use ADB command: adb shell pm list packages | grep synologyAffected if The Synology Moments app is present on the device
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Locate the installed version numberIn Settings > Apps > Synology Moments, tap on 'App info' or 'About' to view the version name and version code. Alternatively, use ADB: adb shell dumpsys package com.synology.moments | grep versionNameAffected if Unable to determine the version number from the app
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Compare version to affected rangeCheck if the installed version is less than 1.2.3-199. Note that some interfaces show version code (e.g., 199) while others show version name (e.g., 1.2.3). The vulnerable version code is anything below 199.Affected if The installed version code is less than 199 or the version name is earlier than 1.2.3-199
The user is affected if the Synology Moments Android app is installed with a version code lower than 199 (or version name earlier than 1.2.3-199), as this indicates the app lacks proper SSL/TLS certificate validation and is vulnerable to MITM attacks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor data1.2.3-199
Update Synology Android Moments to version 1.2.3-199 or later, which should include proper SSL/TLS certificate validation or certificate pinning to prevent MITM attacks.
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