CVE-2022-29839 (GCVE-0-2022-29839)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-09 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-22 19:44
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Title
Remote Backups Application Discloses Stored Credentials
Summary
Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in the remote backups application on Western Digital My Cloud devices that could allow an attacker who has gained access to a relevant endpoint to use that information to access protected data. This issue affects: Western Digital My Cloud My Cloud versions prior to 5.25.124 on Linux.
Severity ?
4.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
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Vendor Product Version
Western Digital My Cloud Affected: My Cloud , < 5.25.124 (custom)
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