PT-2018-18715 · Synology · Synology Diskstation Manager

CVE-2018-8917 · Published 2018-12-24 · Updated 2025-01-14

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) versions prior to 6.1.6-15266

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This is achieved via the host parameter in the info.cgi component.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6.1.6-15266, update to version 6.1.6-15266 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the info.cgi component to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the host parameter in the affected info.cgi until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-8917

Affected Products

Synology Diskstation Manager

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8917 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8917 · Security Note
• https://synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_18_14 · Vendor Advisory