Western Digital My Cloud prior OS5 hard-coded password
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Western Digital My Cloud and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in hard-coded password. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-36224. The attack must originate from the local network. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Western Digital My Cloud (Cloud Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Western Digital My Cloud devices before OS5 have a nobody account with a blank password.
The weakness was shared 02/06/2023. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-36224 since 07/08/2021. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1078.001.
The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading to version OS5 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: Hard-coded passwordCWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: My Cloud OS5
Timeline
07/08/2021 🔍02/06/2023 🔍
02/06/2023 🔍
03/05/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-36224 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36224
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220224
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 02/06/2023 15:45Updated: 03/05/2023 10:29
Changes: 02/06/2023 15:45 (42), 03/05/2023 10:29 (11)
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