CVE-2021-35941

Western Digital WD My Book Live (2.x and later) and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have an administrator API that can perform a system factory restore without authentication, as exploited in the wild in June 2021, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-18472.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/hackers-exploited-0-day-not-2018-bug-to-mass-wipe-my-book-live-devices/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo	Vendor Advisory
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/hackers-exploited-0-day-not-2018-bug-to-mass-wipe-my-book-live-devices/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live_duo_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:westerndigital:wd_my_book_live_duo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-06-29 21:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:12

NVD link : CVE-2021-35941

Mitre link : CVE-2021-35941

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-35941

JSON object : View

Products Affected

westerndigital

wd_my_book_live_duo_firmware
wd_my_book_live
wd_my_book_live_duo
wd_my_book_live_firmware

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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