CVE-2020-36195
Published: 17 April 2021
Summary
CVE-2020-36195 is a critical-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Qnap Qts. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 35.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-23759
Vulnerability details
An SQL injection vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS running Multimedia Console or the Media Streaming add-on. If exploited, the vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain application information. QNAP has already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions…
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of Multimedia Console and the Media Streaming add-on. QTS 4.3.3: Media Streaming add-on 430.1.8.10 and later QTS 4.3.6: Media Streaming add-on 430.1.8.8 and later QTS 4.4.x and later: Multimedia Console 1.3.4 and later We have also fixed this vulnerability in the following versions of QTS 4.3.3 and QTS 4.3.6, respectively: QTS 4.3.3.1624 Build 20210416 or later QTS 4.3.6.1620 Build 20210322 or later
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.