CVE-2022-29840 Server Side Request Forgery Vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud Devices
A rogue server on the local network can exploit SSRF to target the loopback adapter, potentially leveraging other local vulnerabilities.
- 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-2022-29840?
CVE-2022-29840 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud OS 5, published on 10 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could allow a rogue server on the local network to modify its URL to point back to the loopback adapter was addressed in Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices. This could allow the URL to exploit other vulnerabilities on the local server.This issue affects My Cloud OS 5 devices before 5.26.202.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29840?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Westerndigital My Cloud Os.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29840?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29840 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2022-29840 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29840 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Western Digital My Cloud OS 5
- 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-m3gf-jpxx-8rcq.