Vulnerability details
Advisory: SB2021063021 - Improper access control in WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo
Vulnerable component: WD My Book Live Duo
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35941
CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:C
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Description:
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to delete all data on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to the administrator API. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the exposed API and perform a system factory restore, deleting all data on the NAS device.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild along with vulnerability #VU15460.
External links:
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo