CVE-2020-2506 is a vulnerability in QNAP Helpdesk
Published on February 3, 2021
improper access control vulnerability in Helpdesk
The vulnerability have been reported to affect earlier versions of QTS. If exploited, this improper access control vulnerability could allow attackers to compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, or reading sensitive information. This issue affects: QNAP Systems Inc. Helpdesk versions prior to 3.0.3.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This QNAP Helpdesk Improper Access Control Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. QNAP Helpdesk contains an improper access control vulnerability which could allow an attacker to gain privileges or to read sensitive information.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 15, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-2506 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2020-2506 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-2506
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Affected Versions
QNAP Systems Inc. Helpdesk:- Version unspecified and below 3.0.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.