CRITICAL

CVE-2019-16399

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

10.9%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Description

Western Digital WD My Book World through II 1.02.12 suffers from Broken Authentication, which allows an attacker to access the /admin/ directory without credentials. An attacker can easily enable SSH from /admin/system_advanced.php?lang=en and login with the default root password welc0me.

Technical details

Published
9/18/2019

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16399?

Western Digital WD My Book World through II 1.02.12 suffers from Broken Authentication, which allows an attacker to access the /admin/ directory without credentials. An attacker can easily enable SSH from /admin/system_advanced.php?lang=en and login with the default root password welc0me.

Is CVE-2019-16399 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-16399 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 10.9%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-16399?

CVE-2019-16399 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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