PT-2019-14657 · Western Digital · Wd My Book World

Noman Riffat + 1 · Published 2019-09-18 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-16399

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Western Digital WD My Book World through II version 1.02.12

Description The issue allows an attacker to access the "/admin/" directory without credentials. An attacker can enable SSH from "/admin/system advanced.php?lang=en" and login with the default root password welc0me.

Recommendations For Western Digital WD My Book World through II version 1.02.12, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling access to the "/admin/" directory and changing the default root password welc0me to prevent unauthorized access. Restrict access to the /admin/system advanced.php endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-16399

Affected Products

Wd My Book World

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/47399 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://gist.github.com/pak0s/22ad6bae26198ebcd137b61adb6fcfe6 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16399 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16399 · Vendor Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154524/Western-Digital-My-Book-World-II-NAS-1.02.12-Hardcoded-Credential.html · Note