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CVE-2022-22994

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Remote Code Execution Vulnerability on Western Digital My Cloud devices.

Published: Jan 28, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-345
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 23.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud devices where an attacker could trick a NAS device into loading through an unsecured HTTP call. This was a result insufficient verification of calls to the device. The vulnerability was addressed by disabling checks for internet connectivity using HTTP.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
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-345

Affected Products

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

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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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-22-349/
zerodayinitiative.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 28, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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