Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU69273

Path traversal in Western Digital products - CVE-2022-29836

Published: November 14, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69273

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29836

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and initiate the installation of custom packages.

Affected software

My Cloud Home
My Cloud Home Duo
SanDisk ibi

How to mitigate CVE-2022-29836

Install update from vendor's website.

My Cloud Home - update to 8.11.0-113
My Cloud Home Duo - update to 8.11.0-113
SanDisk ibi - update to 8.11.0-113

External References

https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-22016-my-cloud-home-ibi-firmware-version-8-11-0-113

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