SB2021063021 - Improper access control in WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo
Published: June 30, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021063021
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35941)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to delete all data on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the administrator API. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the exposed API and perform a system factory restore, deleting all data on the NAS device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild along with vulnerability #VU15460.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.