CVE-2022-29838 Authentication issue with the encrypted volumes and auto mount feature in My Cloud devices
An attacker can gain insecure direct access to drive information on Western Digital My Cloud devices after a reset due to improper authentication in encrypted volume features.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-29838?
CVE-2022-29838 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud, published on 9 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Authentication vulnerability in the encrypted volumes and auto mount features of Western Digital My Cloud devices allows insecure direct access to the drive information in the case of a device reset. This issue affects: Western Digital My Cloud My Cloud versions prior to 5.25.124 on Linux.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29838?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Os.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29838?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29838 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-2022-29838 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29838 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-cqwg-qq7j-c4fr.