Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Cookies
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
A vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS. If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to access sensitive information stored in cleartext inside cookies via certain widely-available tools. QNAP have already fixed this vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 4.5.1.1456 build 20201015 (and later) QuTS hero h4.5.1.1472 build 20201031 (and later) QuTScloud c4.5.2.1379 build 20200730 (and later)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QNAP | QTS | before 4.5.1.1456 | 4.5.1.1456 | Patch available | CNA |
| QNAP | QuTS hero | before h4.5.1.1472 | h4.5.1.1472 | Patch available | CNA |
| QNAP | QuTScloud | before c4.5.2.1379 | c4.5.2.1379 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA QTS (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 4.5.1.1456
- Fix · CNA QuTS hero (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in h4.5.1.1472
- Fix · CNA QuTScloud (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in c4.5.2.1379
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19941
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhv6-87pm-667v
References
More QNAP Qts vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-02221 Command Injection Vulnerability in QTS and QuTS hero KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-05101 Improper input validation in QNAP NAS devices KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-14137 Improper input validation in QNAP QTS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-14131 Cross-site scripting in QNAP QTS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
Sources
- CVE-2018-19941 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-19941 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vhv6-87pm-667v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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