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CVE-2022-22990

Limited authentication bypass vulnerability on Western Digital My Cloud devices

Published: Jan 13, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.1%
Top 20.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A limited authentication bypass vulnerability was discovered that could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution and escalate privileges on the My Cloud devices. Addressed this vulnerability by changing access token validation logic and rewriting rule logic on PHP scripts.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-287CWE-697

Affected Products

my cloud oswesterndigitalHardware Firmware
My CloudWestern Digital
On-prem
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
westerndigitalcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka western digital, wd
western digitalcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka western digital

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-22002-my-cloud-os5-firmware-5-19-117
westerndigital.com
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-076/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-347/
zerodayinitiative.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 13, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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