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Western Digital WD My Book Live (all versions) has a root...

Critical severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 28, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Western Digital WD My Book Live (all versions) has 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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 19, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated Jan 28, 2023

Severity

Critical

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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(95th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2018-18472

GHSA ID

GHSA-gjqh-4gc9-vchf

Source code

No known source code

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