CVE-2018-9148

Published: Mar 30, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Western Digital WD My Cloud v04.05.00-320 devices embed the session token (aka PHPSESSID) in filenames, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass authentication by listing a directory. NOTE: this can be exploited in conjunction with CVE-2018-7171 for remote authentication bypass within a product that uses My Cloud.

Affected (1)

Products: Westerndigital: My Cloud Firmware

1 product

My Cloud Firmware

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Westerndigital My Cloud Firmware	Version 04.05.00-320

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Westerndigital My Cloud	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (2)

https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44350/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://exploit-db.com/exploits/44350/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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