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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2021-28812

High
8.8/10

Summary

A command injection vulnerability has been reported to affect certain versions of Video Station. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station versions prior to 5.5.4 on QTS 4.5.2; versions prior to 5.5.4 on QuTS hero h4.5.2; versions prior to 5.5.4 on QuTScloud c4.5.4. This issue does not affect: QNAP Systems Inc. Video Station on QTS 4.3.6; on QTS 4.3.3.

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

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published