Cross-site scripting in Synology DiskStation Manager
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in info.cgi in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.1.6-15266 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the host parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00803 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed DiskStation Manager (DSM) (Synology): 6.1.6-15266
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA DiskStation Manager (DSM) (Synology) Fixed in 6.1.6-15266
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) 6.1.6-15266
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2018-06457 Information disclosure in Synology DiskStation ManagerPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2018-06458 Improper output encoding in Synology DiskStation ManagerPriority LOW 34
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8917
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqh5-26xp-246w
References
More Synology Diskstation Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02242 Sudo before 1.9.5p2 contains an off-by-one error that can result in a heap-based buffer… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-01076 Out-of-bounds write in Netatalk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-10594 Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-05716 webman/imageSelector.cgi in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) 4.0 before 4.0-2259, 4.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2021-19843 Out-of-bounds read in Samba CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-11636 Command injection in Synology DiskStation Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-8917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-8917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xqh5-26xp-246w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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