#VU15460 Command injection in WD My Book Live - CVE-2018-18472

Vulnerability identifier: #VU15460

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18472

CWE-ID: CWE-77

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
WD My Book Live
Hardware solutions / Office equipment, IP-phones, print servers

Vendor: Western Digital

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The weakness exists in the language change and modify functionality in the REST API. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

WD My Book Live: All versions

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External links
https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.