CVE-2022-29839 Remote Backups Application Discloses Stored Credentials
An attacker with endpoint access can retrieve stored credentials from the remote backups application, enabling unauthorized access to protected data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-29839?
CVE-2022-29839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud, published on 9 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in the remote backups application on Western Digital My Cloud devices that could allow an attacker who has gained access to a relevant endpoint to use that information to access protected data. This issue affects: Western Digital My Cloud My Cloud versions prior to 5.25.124 on Linux.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29839?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Os.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29839?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-29839 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29839 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-r2p3-rmqj-8988.