CVE-2020-25847: Command Injection Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS hero

Description

This command injection vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in a compromised application. QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of QTS and QuTS hero.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2020-25847, by who scored it
Scored by	CVSS	Score	Vector
twcertCNA (assigner)	3.1	High8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified	3.1	High8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days): 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-77 and its CVEs
CWE-78 OS Command Injection (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-78 and its CVEs

Affected products

QNAP Systems Inc. · QTS
- affected unspecified – < 4.5.1.1495
QNAP Systems Inc. · QTS
- affected unspecified – ≤ 4.4.3.1444
QNAP Systems Inc. · QTS
- unaffected 4.3.x
- unaffected 4.2.x
QNAP Systems Inc. · QuTS hero
- affected unspecified – < h4.5.1.1491

What to do

Solution: QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of QTS and QuTS hero. QuTS hero h4.5.1.1491 build 20201119 and later QTS 4.5.1.1495 build 20201123 and later This issue does not affect QTS 4.3.x and QTS 4.2.x.

References (1)

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-20-20 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

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Record last updated 16 Sept 2024, 16:28 UTC.