TI-2023-17462 Aliases CVE-2023-34972 GHSA-hm2q-9689-xvc6

QTS, QuTS hero and QuTScloud

LOW 28CWE-319Published 2023-08-24 · Updated 2024-09-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent 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-319.

Summary

A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems. If exploited, the vulnerability possibly allows local network clients to read the contents of unexpected sensitive data via unspecified vectors. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609 and later QTS 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629 and later QuTS hero h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609 and later

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00168 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed QTS (QNAP Systems Inc.): 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609, 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629QuTS hero (QNAP Systems Inc.): h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
QNAP	QTS	before 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609; before 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629	5.0.1.2425 build 20230609, 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629	Patch available	CNA
QNAP	QuTS hero	before h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609	h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609	Patch available	CNA

QTS VendorQNAP Affected before 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609; before 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629 Fixed in 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609, 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629 Patch available CNA
QuTS hero VendorQNAP Affected before h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609 Fixed in h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts::::::::	5.0.1 to before 5.0.1.2425; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.0.2444	Vulnerable	QNAP
cpe:2.3:o:qnap:quts_hero::::::::	h5.1.0 to before h5.1.0.2424	Vulnerable	QNAP

cpe:2.3:o:qnap:qts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 to before 5.0.1.2425; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.0.2444 Vulnerable ·QNAP
cpe:2.3:o:qnap:quts_hero:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions h5.1.0 to before h5.1.0.2424 Vulnerable ·QNAP

Remediation

Fix · CNA QTS (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609, 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629
Fix · CNA QuTS hero (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2023-08-24
QNAP Systems QTS, QuTS hero 5.0.1.2425 build 20230609, 5.1.0.2444 build 20230629, h5.1.0.2424 build 20230609
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-17463 An insufficient entropy vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems.Priority LOW 25
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-34972
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hm2q-9689-xvc6

References

Advisory 1

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-23-58

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

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Sources

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