CVE-2018-8926: High severity Synology Photo Station vulnerability

Published Jun 8, 2018
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Updated

Permissive regular expression vulnerability in synophotodsmuser in Synology Photo Station before 6.8.5-3471 and before 6.3-2975 allows remote authenticated users to conduct privilege escalation attacks via the fullname parameter.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Synology Photo Station>=6.3-2958<=6.3-2975
Synology Photo Station>=6.8.0-3456<6.8.5-3471

Event History

Jun 8, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8926.

2

What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is Permissive regular expression vulnerability in synophoto_dsm_user in Synology Photo Station before 6.8.5-3471 and before 6.3-2975.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8926?

The severity of CVE-2018-8926 is high with a severity value of 8.8.

4

How can remote authenticated users exploit this vulnerability?

Remote authenticated users can exploit this vulnerability by conducting privilege escalation attacks via the fullname parameter.

5

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update Synology Photo Station to version 6.8.5-3471 or 6.3-2975.

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