CVE-2024-12923
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 · uneditedA cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been reported to affect Photo Station. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms or read application data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Photo Station 6.4.5 ( 2025/01/02 ) 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 confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in QNAP Photo Station. Attackers with a valid user account can exploit the XSS to bypass security mechanisms or access application data. The CVSS 5.4 indicates network-exploitable XSS requiring user authentication.
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>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.5CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Photo Station is installedLog into the QNAP device web interface and check if Photo Station is available, or use the QNAP App Center to list installed applications. Photo Station may also appear in the main menu or desktop of the QTS interface.Affected if Photo Station is not installed - the vulnerability does not apply
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Locate the Photo Station versionAccess the Photo Station web application and navigate to the About or Settings page where version information is displayed. Alternatively, open QNAP App Center, right-click on Photo Station, and select 'Information' to view the version.Affected if Unable to locate version information - cannot determine exposure
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Compare installed version to affected rangeNote the exact version number displayed (format is 6.x.x). Compare it against the vulnerable range: version 6.4.0 through 6.4.4 are affected. Versions below 6.4.0 or at/above 6.4.5 are not vulnerable.Affected if Installed version is 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.3, or 6.4.4 - the environment is affected by this XSS vulnerability
The environment is affected only if Photo Station is installed and the running version falls within 6.4.0 to 6.4.4 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 · scoped6.4.5
Upgrade Photo Station to version 6.4.5 or later. Since the vulnerability requires a user account, ensure strong credential policies and consider implementing additional input validation as a defense-in-depth measure.
Photo Station 6.4.5
- Check the current version of Photo Station installed on the QNAP NAS by navigating to App Center > Photo Station > Open
- If the installed version is below 6.4.5, update Photo Station to version 6.4.5 or later through the QNAP App Center
- After updating, verify the new version is 6.4.5 or higher to confirm the vulnerability is patched
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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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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