CVE-2024-14024
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 improper certificate validation vulnerability has been reported to affect Video Station. If an attacker gains local network access who have also gained an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Video Station 5.8.2 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 confidenceVideo Station contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability where it fails to properly validate SSL/TLS certificates during connections. An attacker with both local network access and a valid administrator account could exploit this to perform man-in-the-middle attacks, potentially intercepting or tampering with encrypted communications between Video Station and remote servers.
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>= 5.0.0, < 5.8.2CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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 installedCheck if Video Station package exists on the QNAP system via the App Center or by querying the QNAP package management system (e.g., run 'qpkg -l | grep -i video' or check /share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/.qpkg/VideoStation)Affected if Video Station is not installed on the system
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Identify installed Video Station versionAccess QNAP App Center and view Video Station details, or use command line: 'qpkg -i VideoStation' or check the version file in the Video Station installation directoryAffected if Unable to retrieve version information from the system
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If version is retrieved, verify it falls within >= 5.0.0 and < 5.8.2. For example, version 5.5.0 or 5.7.1 would be vulnerable, while 5.8.2 or later is not.Affected if Installed version is 5.0.0 through 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 5.3.x, 5.4.x, 5.5.x, 5.6.x, 5.7.0, or 5.7.1 (any version >= 5.0.0 but lower than 5.8.2)
The system is affected if Video Station is installed and the installed version is 5.0.0 or higher but lower than 5.8.2.
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 · scoped5.8.2
Update Video Station to version 5.8.2 or later to apply the vendor fix. Additionally, limit local network access to trusted users and follow the principle of least privilege for administrator accounts.
Video Station 5.8.2 and later
- Log in to the QNAP NAS admin interface as an administrator
- Navigate to the App Center or Applications section
- Find Video Station in the list of installed applications
- Click on Video Station and select Update or Install Update
- Confirm the update to version 5.8.2 or later
- Verify the update was successful by checking the Video Station version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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