CVE-2018-19953
If exploited, this cross-site scripting vulnerability could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code. QNAP has already fixed the…
- 6.1MediumCVSS base score
- 30.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.7% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 24 May 2022
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
If exploited, this cross-site scripting vulnerability could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code. QNAP has already fixed the issue in the following QTS versions. QTS 4.4.2.1231 on build 20200302; QTS 4.4.1.1201 on build 20200130; QTS 4.3.6.1218 on build 20200214; QTS 4.3.4.1190 on build 20200107; QTS 4.3.3.1161 on build 20200109; QTS 4.2.6 on build 20200109.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability.
- Added
- 24 May 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 14 Jun 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Known
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 24 May 2022.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Timeline
ID reserved
By qnap
- 23 months later
· 23 months later
Published
- 19 months later
· 19 months later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited, also by ransomware
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 30.5% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 4.4.2.1231
- affected unspecified – < 4.4.1.1201
- affected unspecified – < 4.3.6.1218
- affected unspecified – < 4.3.4.1190
- affected unspecified – < 4.3.3.1161
- affected unspecified – < 4.2.6
References
2
- https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-20-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-19953 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-11624 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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