CVE-2020-2506

QNAP Systems Helpdesk: QNAP Helpdesk Improper Access Control

As of , CVE-2020-2506 in QNAP Systems Helpdesk is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 25 March 2022
US federal deadline
15 April 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.02Higher than 79% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.09 on 25 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

QNAP Helpdesk contains an improper access control vulnerability which could allow an attacker to gain privileges or to read sensitive information.

CISA's description

The vulnerability have been reported to affect earlier versions of QTS. If exploited, this improper access control vulnerability could allow attackers to compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, or reading sensitive information. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Helpdesk versions prior to 3.0.3.

The CVE record's description, from qnap

CVE published
3 February 2021
Assigned by
qnap
CVSS
7.3 High (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-284
Improper Access Control
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

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