CVE-2024-32768
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 exploited, the vulnerability could allow remote attackers who have gained user access to inject malicious code. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Photo Station 6.4.3 ( 2024/07/12 ) 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 allows authenticated remote attackers to inject malicious scripts through user input fields. The vulnerability is exploitable by attackers who have obtained user-level access to the Photo Station application.
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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>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.3CVSS 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 installedAccess the QNAP device admin panel and verify Photo Station application is present, or attempt to access the Photo Station web interface (typically at /photo/)Affected if Photo Station is installed and accessible on the QNAP device
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Identify installed Photo Station versionNavigate to Photo Station Settings or About page within the application to locate the version numberAffected if Installed version is 6.4.0, 6.4.1, or 6.4.2 (versions 6.4.0 through 6.4.2 are affected)
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Verify user authentication is activeCheck Photo Station security settings to confirm user login is required to access the applicationAffected if User authentication is enabled, allowing authenticated users to submit input that could be exploited
User is affected if Photo Station version is 6.4.0, 6.4.1, or 6.4.2 and the application is accessible with user credentials
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 · scoped6.4.3
Upgrade Photo Station to version 6.4.3 or later. As this is an authenticated XSS, ensure user credentials are properly secured and consider implementing Content Security Policy headers as defense-in-depth.
Photo Station 6.4.3
- Access the QNAP NAS admin interface
- Navigate to the Photo Station application
- Check current version (should be >= 6.4.0 and < 6.4.3)
- Update Photo Station to version 6.4.3 or later
- Verify the installation shows version 6.4.3 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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