CVE-2021-35941
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-06-29 20:22
Modified
2024-08-04 00:40
Severity ?
Summary
Western Digital WD My Book Live (2.x and later) and WD My Book Live Duo (all versions) have an administrator API that can perform a system factory restore without authentication, as exploited in the wild in June 2021, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-18472.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/hackers-exploited-0-day-not-2018-bug-to-mass-wipe-my-book-live-devices/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduoVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/hackers-exploited-0-day-not-2018-bug-to-mass-wipe-my-book-live-devices/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.westerndigital.com/support/productsecurity/wdc-21008-recommended-security-measures-wd-mybooklive-wd-mybookliveduoVendor Advisory
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