Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability could let an unauthenticated remote attacker obtain sensitive information from Synology Router Manager on affected routers. The impact is limited to confidentiality, but exposure is more urgent if SRM services are reachable from the internet or untrusted networks.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for internet-facing Synology SRM deployments. Internal-only deployments are lower urgency but should still be updated through normal vulnerability management because the issue is unauthenticated and remotely reachable.
Technical view
CVE-2018-13289 is a CWE-200 information exposure issue in SYNO.FolderSharing.List in Synology Router Manager before 1.1.7-6941-2. The CVSS 3.0 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, indicating remote unauthenticated access with low confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Organizations using Synology routers running SRM earlier than 1.1.7-6941-2 are the relevant exposure set. Risk increases where SRM interfaces or related services are reachable from untrusted networks.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not indicate known active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle. Treat it as remotely reachable and low-complexity, but do not assume exploitation without additional evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Synology advisory reference. The public bundle identifies the vulnerable component and parameters, but does not provide detailed exploitability notes, attack examples, or separate compensating controls.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Synology Router Manager to 1.1.7-6941-2 or later.
- Review Synology advisory Synology_SA_18_48 for product-specific remediation guidance.
- Reduce untrusted network access to SRM while remediation is pending.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Synology routers and record installed SRM versions.
- Confirm affected systems are not running SRM before 1.1.7-6941-2.
- Check whether SRM services are reachable from internet or untrusted networks.
- Document remediation status against Synology advisory Synology_SA_18_48.
Public sources used
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CWE-200: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_18_48CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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