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CVE-2018-0706 is an information exposure vulnerability in QNAP Q'center Virtual Appliance versions 1.7.1063 and earlier. The vulnerability allows any authenticated user to retrieve the admin password in base64 encoding via a specific API endpoint. This is due to insecure handling and storage of sensitive information, where the admin password is accessible and easily decodable by users with lower privileges. The flaw is present in the web console used for centralized NAS management and stems from improper access controls and lack of encryption for sensitive data.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting QNAP Q'Center virtual appliances prior to version 1.7.1083. The exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in the 'change_passwd' API method, allowing an attacker with any valid credentials to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as the 'admin' OS user. The module also exploits a password disclosure issue to obtain the admin password if only a lower-privileged account is available. The exploit is fully weaponized, supporting Metasploit's command stager for flexible payload delivery. The main endpoints targeted are the Q'Center web interface's login and account management APIs. The code is structured as a standard Metasploit exploit module, with clear separation of authentication, privilege escalation, and command execution logic.
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