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CVE-2022-22990

Limited authentication bypass vulnerability on Western Digital My Cloud devices

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A limited authentication bypass vulnerability was discovered that could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution and escalate privileges on the My Cloud devices. Addressed this vulnerability by changing access token validation logic and rewriting rule logic on PHP scripts.

Se ha detectado una vulnerabilidad de omisión de autenticación limitada que podría permitir a un atacante lograr una ejecución de código remota y escalar privilegios en los dispositivos My Cloud. Se ha abordado esta vulnerabilidad al cambiar la lógica de comprobación de los tokens de acceso y reescribiendo la lógica de las reglas en los scripts de PHP

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Western Digital MyCloud PR4100. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the nasAdmin service, which listens on TCP ports 80 and 443 by default. The issue results from incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system.

*Credits: Reported By: Sam Thomas (@_s_n_t) of Pentest Ltd (@pentestltd) working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-01-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-01-13 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-19 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
  • CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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My Cloud
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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in Westerndigital
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My Cloud Dl2100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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My Cloud Dl4100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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in Westerndigital
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My Cloud Ex2 Ultra
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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My Cloud Ex2100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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in Westerndigital
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My Cloud Ex4100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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in Westerndigital
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My Cloud Mirror Gen 2
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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in Westerndigital
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My Cloud Pr2100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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in Westerndigital
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My Cloud Pr4100
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Westerndigital
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My Cloud Os
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< 5.19.117
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Wd Cloud
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Safe