Multiple Vulnerabilities in QTS and QuTS hero (PWN2OWN 2024)

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported to affect certain QNAP operating system versions:

• CVE-2024-48859: If exploited, the improper authentication vulnerability could allow remote attackers to compromise the security of the system.
• CVE-2024-48865: If exploited, the improper certificate validation vulnerability could allow attackers with local network access to compromise the security of the system.
• CVE-2024-48866: If exploited, the improper handling of URL encoding (hex encoding) vulnerability could allow remote attackers to cause the system to go into an unexpected state.
• CVE-2024-48867, CVE-2024-48868: If exploited, the improper neutralization of CRLF sequences ("CRLF injection") vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to modify application data.
• CVE-2024-50393: If exploited, the command injection vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
• CVE-2024-50402, CVE-2024-50403: If exploited, the use of externally-controlled format string vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers who have gained administrator access to obtain secret data or modify memory.

We have already fixed the vulnerabilities in the following versions:

Recommendation

To secure your device, we recommend regularly updating your system to the latest version to benefit from vulnerability fixes. You can check the product support status to see the latest updates available to your NAS model.

Updating QTS or QuTS hero

1. Log in to QTS or QuTS hero as an administrator.
2. Go to Control Panel > System > Firmware Update.
3. Under Live Update, click Check for Update.
   The system downloads and installs the latest available update.

Tip: You can also download the update from the QNAP website. Go to Support > Download Center and then perform a manual update for your specific device.