Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-18472
CVE-2018-18472
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,
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Affected products
2- Western Digital/WD My Book Live Duodescription
- Range: all versions
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- community.wd.com/t/action-required-on-my-book-live-and-my-book-live-duo/268147mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduomitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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