CVE-2018-8916

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-8916?

Upgrade diskstation manager to 6.2-23739 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2018-8916 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-8916 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.98% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 59% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-8916?

CVE-2018-8916 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2018-8916 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for diskstation manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Unverified password change vulnerability in Change Password in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) before 6.2-23739 allows remote authenticated users to reset password without verification.

CWE-620 CWE-640

How to fix

Remediation Available

diskstation managerNVD

Affected:< 6.2-23739Fixed in:6.2-23739CVE-2018-8916derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.98%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

synology.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-8916?

Upgrade diskstation manager to 6.2-23739 or later.

Is CVE-2018-8916 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-8916 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.98% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 59% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-8916?

CVE-2018-8916 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-8916 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for diskstation manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-14.