Command Injection Vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud devices
CVE-2022-29842

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Western Digital

Status
My Cloud Os 5
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 May 2023

What is CVE-2022-29842?

A command injection vulnerability was identified in Western Digital's My Cloud OS 5, which affects versions prior to 5.26.119. This flaw arises from improper handling of special command elements in a CGI file, potentially enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user. Users of affected devices are advised to upgrade to the latest firmware to mitigate this risk.

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Affected Version(s)

My Cloud OS 5 Linux 0 < 5.26.119

References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/w...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Sam Thomas (@_s_n_t) of Pentest Ltd (@pentestltd) working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative
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