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,

Score

CVSS 3.0 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2019-06-19

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected products

• My Book Live Firmware (Westerndigital)

References

• 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-mybookl…
• https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/