CVE-2015-6909

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Create download task via file upload" feature in Synology Download Station before 3.5-2962 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name element in the Info dictionary in a torrent file.

Affected products

Synology Download Station: through 3.5-2956

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133520/Synology-Download-Station-3.5-2956-3.5-2962-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/32
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536428/100/0/threaded
https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150809/multiple_cross_site_scripting_vulnerabilities_in_synology_download_station.html
https://www.synology.com/en-global/releaseNote/DownloadStation?model=DS715
https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Download_Station_3_5_2962
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133520/Synology-Download-Station-3.5-2956-3.5-2962-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/32
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536428/100/0/threaded
https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150809/multiple_cross_site_scripting_vulnerabilities_in_synology_download_station.html
https://www.synology.com/en-global/releaseNote/DownloadStation?model=DS715
https://www.synology.com/en-global/support/security/Download_Station_3_5_2962

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