CVE-2018-18472

Western Digital WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have a root Remote Command Execution bug via shell metacharacters in the /api/1.0/rest/language_configuration language parameter. It can be triggered by anyone who knows the IP address of the affected device, as exploited in the wild in June 2021 for factory reset commands,
OS Command Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 95%
VendorProductVersion
westerndigitalmy_book_live_firmware
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://community.wd.com/t/action-required-on-my-book-live-and-my-book-live-duo/268147
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo
https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/
https://community.wd.com/t/action-required-on-my-book-live-and-my-book-live-duo/268147
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduo
https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/