SB2021063021 - Improper access control in WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo

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SB2021063021 - Improper access control in WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo

Published: June 30, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021063021
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35941)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

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


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.

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