CVE-2021-28814 HIGH

CVE-2021-28814: Improper Access Control Vulnerability in Helpdesk

Vendor Qnap Systems Inc.

Product Helpdesk

Weakness CWE-269

Published June 11, 2021

Last update September 17, 2024

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CVSS base score

8.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An improper access control vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP NAS. If exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to compromise the security of the software. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Helpdesk versions prior to 3.0.4.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 11, 2021 CVE published

September 17, 2024 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28814 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

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