QNAP TS-469U Turbo NAS 4.0.7 Shadow File access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in QNAP TS-469U Turbo NAS 4.0.7. This affects an unknown function of the component Shadow File Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-5457. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in QNAP TS-469U Turbo NAS 4.0.7. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Shadow File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

QNAP TS-469U with firmware 4.0.7 Build 20140410, TS-459U, TS-EC1679U-RP, and SS-839 use world-readable permissions for /etc/config/shadow, which allows local users to obtain usernames and hashed passwords by reading the password.

The weakness was released 07/11/2014 by Melchior Limacher as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-5457 since 08/25/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94532) and SecurityFocus (BID 68510†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-70733. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qnap.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Melchior Limacher
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-5457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67196
X-Force: 94532 - QNAP TS-469U Turbo NAS local information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 68510 - QNAP TS-469U Turbo NAS Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2014 20:36
Updated: 04/12/2019 10:19
Changes: 07/20/2014 20:36 (56), 04/12/2019 10:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:C0F:103

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