Qnap QTS Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CVE-2017-5227)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502585

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

QNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows local users to obtain sensitive Domain Administrator password information by reading data in an XOR format within the /etc/config/uLinux.conf configuration file.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.

Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://www.qnap.com/en/support/con_show.php?cid=113

https://www.qnap.com/en-us/releasenotes/

http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-qnap/qnap.txt

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038091

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97056

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97072

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41745/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 502585

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 10/16/2024

Updated: 10/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5227

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:qnap:qts

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Qnap

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5227

CWE: 200