9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-28940
Western Digital My Cloud OS Authentication Bypass (Privilege Escalation)
Description

On Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices before 5.06.115, the NAS Admin dashboard has an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated user to execute privileged commands on the device.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 1, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-28940 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_cloud_os_5
2 Westerndigital my_cloud_ex2_ultra
3 Westerndigital my_cloud_ex4100
4 Westerndigital my_cloud_pr2100
5 Westerndigital my_cloud_pr4100
6 Westerndigital my_cloud_mirror_gen_2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-28940.

URL Resource
https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en#downloads Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20009-os5-firmware-5-06-115 Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1445/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en#downloads Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20009-os5-firmware-5-06-115 Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1445/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-28940 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://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en#downloads
    Added Reference https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20009-os5-firmware-5-06-115
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1445/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1445/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1445/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-287
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1445/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en#downloads No Types Assigned https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?g=907&lang=en#downloads Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20009-os5-firmware-5-06-115 No Types Assigned https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-20009-os5-firmware-5-06-115 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_os_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.06.115 OR cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_ex2_ultra:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_ex4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_mirror_gen_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_pr2100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:my_cloud_pr4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

2.85 }} 2.00%

score

0.90445

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability