CVE-2018-18472

Critical

Description

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,

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductWesterndigital My Book Live Firmware
PublishedJun 19, 2019
First seenJun 19, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
westerndigital my_book_live_firmwareNo range specified—

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