Advisory Details

June 8th, 2023

(Pwn2Own) Western Digital MyCloud PR4100 account_mgr Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-23-852
ZDI-CAN-20003

CVE ID CVE-2022-29842
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Western Digital
AFFECTED PRODUCTS MyCloud PR4100
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Western Digital MyCloud PR4100 NAS devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the account_mgr cgi script. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Western Digital has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-23002-my-cloud-firmware-version-5-26-119
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-12-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-06-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Sam Thomas (@_s_n_t) of Pentest Ltd (@pentestltd)
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