CVE-2025-54168: QNAP Systems QuLog Center · Cross-site Scripting
Affects QNAP Systems QuLog CenterSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.2 Low · fixed in 1.8.2.923 : update QNAP Systems QuLog Center when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.8.2.923
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:UExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Upgrade QuLog Center to version 1.8.2.923 or later immediately to apply the official patch addressing CVE-2025-54168.
- Restrict administrator account access strictly to trusted personnel and enforce strong authentication mechanisms such as multi-factor authentication (MFA).
- Implement role-based access control (RBAC) to minimize the number of users with administrator privileges.
- Monitor logs and user activity within QuLog Center for unusual behavior indicative of attempted exploitation or privilege misuse.
- Conduct regular security awareness training for administrators to recognize and avoid social engineering or phishing attempts that could lead to credential compromise.
- Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules tuned to detect and block XSS payloads targeting QuLog Center interfaces.
- Regularly review and sanitize all user inputs and outputs in custom integrations or scripts interacting with QuLog Center to prevent secondary injection points.
- Maintain an incident response plan that includes procedures for handling suspected exploitation of administrative interfaces.
Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been reported to affect QuLog Center. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to bypass security mechanisms or read application data. We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: QuLog Center 1.8.2.923 ( 2025/08/27 ) and later