CVE-2022-23000 Weak Default SSL use in Port Forwarding Service
A local attacker can compromise data integrity and confidentiality due to weak SSL configuration in the port forwarding service.
- 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-2022-23000?
CVE-2022-23000 is a high-severity vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud, published on 25 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Western Digital My Cloud Web App [https://os5.mycloud.com/] uses a weak SSLContext when attempting to configure port forwarding rules. This was enabled to maintain compatibility with old or outdated home routers. By using an "SSL" context instead of "TLS" or specifying stronger validation, deprecated or insecure protocols are permitted. As a result, a local user with no privileges can exploit this vulnerability and jeopardize the integrity, confidentiality and authenticity of information transmitted. The scope of impact cannot extend to other components and no user input is required to exploit this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-757
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23000?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Dl2100 Firmware, Westerndigital My Cloud Dl4100 Firmware, Westerndigital My Cloud Ex2100 Firmware, Westerndigital My Cloud Ex2 Ultra Firmware, Westerndigital My Cloud Ex4100 Firmware, Westerndigital My Cloud Firmware and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Western Digital My Cloud
- CVE-2022-36331 Impersonation attack causing an Authentication Bypass on Western Digital devices
- CVE-2019-9950 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2019-9949 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2022-22999 Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in USB Backups App
- CVE-2022-29844 Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 arbitrary file read and write vulnerability via ftp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7x8-4vrm-5h92.