CVE-2022-22994 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Remote Code Execution Vulnerability on Western Digital My Cloud devices.
Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Western Digital My Cloud NAS devices by exploiting insufficient verification of unsecured HTTP connectivity checks.
- 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-2022-22994?
CVE-2022-22994 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud, published on 28 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A remote code execution vulnerability was discovered on Western Digital My Cloud devices where an attacker could trick a NAS device into loading through an unsecured HTTP call. This was a result insufficient verification of calls to the device. The vulnerability was addressed by disabling checks for internet connectivity using HTTP.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22994?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Os.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22994?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22994 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2022-22994 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22994 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-q8m2-mp4h-vhmc.