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CVE-2018-19953

Cross-site Scripting: Is CVE-2018-19953 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
None known
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
6.1 Medium
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
24%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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Affected:Qnap

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

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.

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability — A cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting QNAP NAS File Station could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-05-24) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~24%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS): Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-14. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting.