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CVE-2022-29844

Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 arbitrary file read and write vulnerability via ftp

Published: Jan 25, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-23
NVD MITRE
6.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
36.4%
Top 1.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in the FTP service of Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.26.119 allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary files. This could lead to a full NAS compromise and would give remote execution capabilities to the attacker.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-23CWE-22

Affected Products

my cloud pr2100 firmwarewesterndigitalHardware Firmware
my cloud pr4100 firmwarewesterndigitalHardware Firmware
my cloud ex4100 firmwarewesterndigitalHardware Firmware
my cloud ex2 ultra firmwarewesterndigitalHardware Firmware
my cloud mirror g2 firmwarewesterndigitalHardware Firmware
westerndigitalcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka western digital, wd
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://www.westerndigital.com/en-in/support/product-security/wdc-23002-my-cloud-firmware-version-5-26-119
westerndigital.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 25, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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