Vulnerability · CVE-2018-19953
QNAP NAS File Station Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Published Oct 28, 2020 · catalog updated Oct 1, 2026 · QNAP QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
Patch now
CVE-2018-19953 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 14, 2022. Confirm QNAP QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- Medium6.1
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 28.98%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe qnap/qts · vendor QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) · vendor QNAP QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
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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- cpe qnap/qtsversion unspecified
- cpe qnap/qts4.2.6
- vendor QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS)version unspecified
- vendor QNAP QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS)version unspecified
How to fix CVE-2018-19953
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Jun 14, 2022.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2018-19953 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 14, 2022. Confirm QNAP QNAP Network-Attached Storage (NAS) against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 4.2.6. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS); CWE-80: Basic XSS. EPSS 28.98%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 28, 2020 · Catalog
Detected
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.
May 24, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 14, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Oct 1, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-19953
A cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting QNAP NAS File Station could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-19953
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-19953
30-day exploitation probability 29.0%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-19953
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
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-19953
A cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting QNAP NAS File Station could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code.
vulncheck.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.