QNAP warns of essential command injection flaws in QTS OS, apps

QNAP Methods revealed safety advisories for 2 essential command injection vulnerabilities that impression a number of variations of the QTS working system and purposes on its network-attached storage (NAS) units.

The primary flaw is being tracked as CVE-2023-23368 and has a essential severity ranking of 9.8 out of 10. It’s a command injection vulnerability {that a} distant attacker can exploit to execute instructions through a community.

QTS variations affected by the safety concern are QTS 5.0.x and 4.5.x, QuTS hero h5.0.x and h4.5.x, and QuTScloud c5.0.1.

Fixes can be found within the following releases: 

• QTS 5.0.1.2376 construct 20230421 and later
• QTS 4.5.4.2374 construct 20230416 and later
• QuTS hero h5.0.1.2376 construct 20230421 and later
• QuTS hero h4.5.4.2374 construct 20230417 and later
• QuTScloud c5.0.1.2374 and later

The second vulnerability is recognized as CVE-2023-23369 and has a decrease severity ranking of 9.0 and is also exploited by a distant attacker to the identical impact because the earlier one.

Impacted QTS variations embody 5.1.x, 4.3.6, 4.3.4, 4.3.3, and 4.2.x, Multimedia Console 2.1.x and 1.4.x, and Media Streaming add-on 500.1.x and 500.0.x.

Fixes can be found in:

• QTS 5.1.0.2399 construct 20230515 and later
• QTS 4.3.6.2441 construct 20230621 and later
• QTS 4.3.4.2451 construct 20230621 and later
• QTS 4.3.3.2420 construct 20230621 and later
• QTS 4.2.6 construct 20230621 and later
• Multimedia Console 2.1.2 (2023/05/04) and later
• Multimedia Console 1.4.8 (2023/05/05) and later
• Media Streaming add-on 500.1.1.2 (2023/06/12) and later
• Media Streaming add-on 500.0.0.11 (2023/06/16) and later

To replace QTS, QuTS hero, or QuTScloud, directors can log in and navigate to Management Panel > System > Firmware Replace, and click on on “Test for Replace” underneath Stay Replace to obtain and set up the most recent model. Updates are additionally accessible as guide downloads from QNAP’s web site.

Updating the Multimedia Console is feasible by searching for the set up within the App Middle and clicking the “Replace” button (accessible provided that a more moderen model exists). The method is comparable for updating the Media Streaming add-on, which customers may find by looking out the App Middle.

Since NAS units are usually used to retailer information, command execution flaws may have a critical impression as cybercriminals are sometimes searching for new targets to steal and/or encrypt delicate information from. Attackers can then demand a ransom from the sufferer to not leak the info or to decrypt it.

QNAP units have been focused previously in large-scale ransomware assaults. A 12 months in the past, the Deadbolt ransomware gang exploited a zero-day vulnerability to encrypt NAS units uncovered on the general public web.

That mentioned, QNAP customers are suggested to use the accessible safety updates as quickly as potential.