Improper access control in WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-35941 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-284 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software |
WD My Book Live Hardware solutions / Office equipment, IP-phones, print servers WD My Book Live Duo Hardware solutions / Office equipment, IP-phones, print servers |
| Vendor | Western Digital |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Improper access control
EUVDB-ID: #VU54465
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35941
CWE-ID:
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsWD My Book Live: All versions
WD My Book Live Duo: All versions
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:h:western_digital:wd_my_book:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:western_digital:wd_my_book_live_duo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
