CVE-2022-22991 Command injection through unsecured HTTP calls on Western Digital My Cloud devices
A local attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Western Digital My Cloud devices by exploiting unsecured HTTP connectivity checks via DNS spoofing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22991?
CVE-2022-22991 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud, published on 13 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A malicious user on the same LAN could use DNS spoofing followed by a command injection attack to trick a NAS device into loading through an unsecured HTTP call. Addressed this vulnerability by disabling checks for internet connectivity using HTTP.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22991?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Os.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22991?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-22991 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22991 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Western Digital My Cloud
- CVE-2023-22814 Authentication Bypass issue in My Cloud OS 5 devices
- CVE-2022-29842 Command Injection Vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud devices
- CVE-2021-36224 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
- CVE-2021-36226 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2022-22989 Pre-authenticated stack overflow vulnerability on FTP Service
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5pf6-pvrw-qjr7.