CVE-2018-18472

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-18472
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-06-19 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-06-25 10:15:00 UTC
DescriptionWestern 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,

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Westerndigital My Book Live - All All All
Hardware Westerndigital My Book Live - All All All
Operating System Westerndigital My Book Live Firmware All All All All
Operating System Westerndigital My Book Live Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WDC-21008 Recommended Security Measures for WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo | Western Digital CONFIRM www.westerndigital.com
WizCase Report: Vulnerabilities found on WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS MISC www.wizcase.com Third Party Advisory
Action Required on My Book Live and My Book Live Duo - My Book Live - WD Community MISC community.wd.com
Western Digital | Empowering the World's Data Infrastructures | Western Digital MISC www.wdc.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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