CVE-2017-17560 is a critical vulnerability affecting Western Digital MyCloud PR4100 devices, specifically within the web administration component's multipart upload functionality. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including PHP shells, to any location on the device's file system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk of complete system compromise, enabling arbitrary code execution as root. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry confirm readily available exploit code, and community discussion indicates significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.30.172CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:westerndigital:my_cloud_pr4100_firmware:2.30.172:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.