Overview
CVE-2025-1021 is a critical vulnerability found in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) versions before 7.1.1-42962-8, 7.2.1-69057-7, and 7.2.2-72806-3. This vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the synocopy function, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. As this vulnerability can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage, it is of high importance to system administrators and cybersecurity professionals.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-1021
Severity: High (7.5)
Attack Vector: Remote
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise or data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Synology DiskStation Manager | < 7.1.1-42962-8 Synology DiskStation Manager | < 7.2.1-69057-7 Synology DiskStation Manager | < 7.2.2-72806-3 How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability lies within the synocopy function in the Synology DiskStation Manager. Due to lack of proper authorization checks, an attacker can send a specially crafted request to this function. This request can direct the function to read files from arbitrary locations on the system. The read data is then returned in the response, potentially revealing sensitive system or user data.
Conceptual Example Code
A conceptual exploitation of this vulnerability might look like this:
POST /synocopy/readfile HTTP/1.1
Host: vulnerable_diskstation.com
Content-Type: application/json
{
"filepath": "/etc/passwd"
}In this example, an attacker is instructing the synocopy function to read the system’s password file. The contents of this file would then be included in the HTTP response.
