CVE-2021-3310 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit symbolic link mishandling on SMB and AFP shares to execute code and read local files on Western Digital My Cloud devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-3310?

CVE-2021-3310 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices before 5.10.122 mishandle Symbolic Link Following on SMB and AFP shares. This can lead to code execution and information disclosure (by reading local files).

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3310?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Os.

How do I fix CVE-2021-3310?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-3310 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-3310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vxf7-jpg6-xh49.

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