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CVE-2022-22998

Protecting AWS credentials stored in plaintext on My Cloud Home

Published: Jul 12, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-522
8.0HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Implemented protections on AWS credentials that were not properly protected.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
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-522

Affected Products

westerndigital
commercial·USaka western digital, wd
my cloud home duo firmware
Hardware Firmware
my cloud home firmware
Hardware Firmware
Western Digital
commercial·US
My Cloud Home
Hardware Firmware

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
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References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-22009-my-cloud-home-firmware-version-8-7-0-107
westerndigital.com

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