THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-5227
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-5227

Qts vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.4%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
QNAP QTS before 4.2.4 Build 20170313 allows local users to obtain sensitive Domain Administrator password information by reading data in an XOR format within the /etc/config/uLinux.conf configuration file.
Affected vendor
Qnap
Affected product
Qts
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2017-03-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 6.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-5227

  • Confirm whether Qnap Qts is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-5227.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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