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CVE-2017-17560

Published: Dec 12, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-287
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
73.4%
Top 0.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An issue was discovered on Western Digital MyCloud PR4100 2.30.172 devices. The web administration component, /web/jquery/uploader/multi_uploadify.php, provides multipart upload functionality that is accessible without authentication and can be used to place a file anywhere on the device's file system. This allows an attacker the ability to upload a PHP shell onto the device and obtain arbitrary code execution as root.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

westerndigital
commercial·USaka western digital, wd
my cloud pr4100 firmware
Hardware Firmware
Western Digital Corporation
commercial·USaka western digital
MyCloud PR4100 firmware
Hardware Firmware
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://download.exploitee.rs/file/generic/Exploiteers-DEFCON25.pdf
download.exploitee.rs
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9248
github.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43356/
exploit-db.com
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