CVE-2020-28971 Auth bypass in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication and execute privileged commands on Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices via insufficient URI path validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-28971?
CVE-2020-28971 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices before 5.06.115. A NAS Admin authentication bypass vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to execute privileged commands on the device via a cookie, because of insufficient validation of URI paths.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Os 5.
How do I fix CVE-2020-28971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-28971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hg9-r3gw-2m9q.