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Missing Authorization

CVE-2021-44055

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

An missing authorization vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP device running Video Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to access data or perform actions that they should not be allowed to perform. We have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of Video Station: Video Station 5.5.9 ( 2022/02/16 ) and later

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
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  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

The missing authorization vulnerability occurs when a software program allows users to access privileged parts of the program without verifying the user credentials. Impact of such a vulnerability depends on the resources employed by the software, ranging from account takeover to sensitive information exposure, denial of service, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published