Vulnerability · Published Jul 25, 2022 · Assigned by WDC PSIRT

CVE-2022-22999Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in USB Backups App

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in My Cloud from Western Digital. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Western Digital My Cloud devices are vulnerable to a cross side scripting vulnerability that can allow a malicious user with elevated privileges access to drives being backed up to construct and inject JavaScript payloads into an authenticated user's browser. As a result, it may be possible to gain control over the authenticated session, steal data, modify settings, or redirect the user to malicious websites. The scope of impact can extend to other components.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Western Digital My Cloud My Cloud OS 5 – before 5.23.114

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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