CVE-2018-18472

Western Digital WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have a root Remote Command Execution bug via shell metacharacters in the /api/1.0/rest/language_configuration language parameter. It can be triggered by anyone who knows the IP address of the affected device, as exploited in the wild in June 2021 for factory reset commands,

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/	Third Party Advisory
https://community.wd.com/t/action-required-on-my-book-live-and-my-book-live-duo/268147
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_book_live_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_book_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-06-19 09:15

Updated : 2021-06-25 03:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-18472

Mitre link : CVE-2018-18472

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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Products Affected

westerndigital

my_book_live_firmware
my_book_live

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