CVE-2024-38642
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 QuMagie. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow local network users to compromise the security of the system via unspecified vectors. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuMagie 2.3.1 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 confidenceThis is an improper certificate validation vulnerability in QuMagie, QNAP's photo management application. The vulnerability allows local network users to potentially perform man-in-the-middle attacks or compromise system security because the application does not properly validate SSL/TLS certificates when making network connections. This could allow an attacker on the same network to intercept or manipulate communications between QuMagie and external services.
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= 2.3.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 QuMagie is installedAccess the QNAP Admin Console, go to App Center, and locate QuMagie in the installed applications list. Alternatively, check via QNAP CLI if available.Affected if QuMagie application is present on the system
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Identify installed QuMagie versionIn QNAP App Center, click on QuMagie and view the version information displayed, or use the qpkg command-line tool if SSH access is available: qpkg -i | grep -i qumagieAffected if Version displayed is exactly 2.3.0
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Confirm application network usageReview QuMagie settings or logs to determine if the application is configured to connect to external services or sync with cloud accounts, as the certificate validation flaw only affects network communications.Affected if QuMagie is configured to make external network connections
If QuMagie version 2.3.0 is installed and the application makes network connections, the system is vulnerable to MITM attacks due to improper SSL/TLS certificate validation.
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 · scopedUpgrade QuMagie to version 2.3.1 or later, which contains the proper certificate validation fix. Organizations should ensure QNAP devices are running current firmware and applications, and restrict network access to trusted users where possible.
QuMagie 2.3.1
- Log in to the QNAP NAS admin interface
- Navigate to the App Center or QuMagie application
- Check the current installed version of QuMagie (should be 2.3.0)
- Locate QuMagie in the available applications
- Click to update/upgrade QuMagie to version 2.3.1 or later
- Verify the upgrade completed successfully by checking the installed 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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