Improper authentication in QNAP Music Station
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An improper authentication vulnerability has been reported to affect Music Station. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow users to compromise the security of the system via a network. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Music Station 5.4.0 and later
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01243 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Music Station (QNAP Systems Inc.): 5.4.0
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Music Station (QNAP Systems Inc.) Fixed in 5.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-45038
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp4c-v3vm-qr7w
References
More QNAP Music Station vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18517 Improper Access Control Vulnerability in Music Station CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-00678 Command injection in QNAP NAS devices CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-14138 Command injection in QNAP Music Station CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-00671 Command injection in QNAP Music Station CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09711 QNAP discovered a number of command injection vulnerabilities found in Music Station… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20443 Path traversal in QNAP Music Station CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-45038 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-45038 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mp4c-v3vm-qr7w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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