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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-18472
Western Digital WD My Book Live Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

Western Digital WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have 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, as exploited in the wild in June 2021 for factory reset commands,

INFO

Published Date :

June 19, 2019, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-18472 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-18472 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Westerndigital my_book_live_firmware
2 Westerndigital my_book_live

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Všelijaké poznámky

Python Shell

Updated: 3 years ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 15, 2018, 9:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-18472 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18472 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://community.wd.com/t/action-required-on-my-book-live-and-my-book-live-duo/268147
    Added Reference https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo
    Added Reference https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. Western Digital WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have 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, as exploited in the wild in June 2021 for factory reset commands,
    Removed Reference https://www.wdc.com [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://community.wd.com/t/action-required-on-my-book-live-and-my-book-live-duo/268147 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-77 CWE-78
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wdc.com No Types Assigned https://www.wdc.com Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/ No Types Assigned https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_book_live_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_book_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-18472 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.76 }} -0.30%

score

0.94184

percentile

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