CVE-2023-41288
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 · uneditedAn OS command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect Video Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow users to execute commands via a network. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Video Station 5.7.2 ( 2023/11/23 ) and later
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 confidenceOS command injection vulnerability in QNAP Video Station allowing remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary operating system commands via unsanitized input being passed to system shell calls.
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>= 5.7.0, < 5.7.2CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Video Station is installedLog into your QNAP NAS and open the App Center. Look for Video Station in the installed applications list. Alternatively, check via QCLI command line tool if you have SSH access to the NAS.Affected if Video Station is not installed on the system, the CVE does not apply.
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Find the installed Video Station versionIn the QNAP App Center, click on Video Station and view the version information displayed under the app name. Or access Video Station settings page and look for the version number in the about or information section.Affected if Unable to locate a version number for Video Station.
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Compare version against affected rangeCheck if the installed version is >= 5.7.0 AND < 5.7.2. For example, versions 5.7.0 and 5.7.1 would be affected. Version 5.7.2 or later is not affected.Affected if The installed version falls within >= 5.7.0 and < 5.7.2, meaning the vulnerability is present.
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Confirm Video Station service is accessibleVerify that the Video Station web interface is accessible on your network. Try accessing the Video Station portal through your NAS IP or myQNAPcloud link.Affected if Video Station is installed but the service is not running or accessible, the exploit surface is reduced but the vulnerable version still exists.
You are affected if Video Station is installed with a version between 5.7.0 and 5.7.1 inclusive.
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.
dbcve · scoped5.7.2
Upgrade Video Station to version 5.7.2 or later. If immediate patching is not feasible, disable or restrict network access to the Video Station service until the patch can be applied.
Video Station 5.7.2 or later
- Check the current Video Station version installed on the QNAP device
- If the version is >= 5.7.0 and < 5.7.2, initiate an upgrade to Video Station 5.7.2 or later
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the updated version number
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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