Improper authentication in WD My Cloud - CVE-2017-17560

 

Improper authentication in WD My Cloud - CVE-2017-17560

Published: January 23, 2018 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10163
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17560
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the /web/jquery/uploader/multi_uploadify.php function due to insufficient authentication. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted PHP shell and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

WD My Cloud

How to mitigate CVE-2017-17560

Update to version 2.30.181.


Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

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