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CVE-2013-5006

4.3 · MEDIUM

main_internet.php on the Western Digital My Net N600 and N750 with firmware 1.03.12 and 1.04.16, and the N900 and N900C with firmware 1.05.12, 1.06.18, and 1.06.28, allows remote attackers to disco…

Published Jul 31, 2013westerndigitalCWE-255EPSS 4.55%

Overview

CVE-2013-5006 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting westerndigital my_net_n900. It was published on July 31, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

main_internet.php on the Western Digital My Net N600 and N750 with firmware 1.03.12 and 1.04.16, and the N900 and N900C with firmware 1.05.12, 1.06.18, and 1.06.28, allows remote attackers to discover the cleartext administrative password by reading the "var pass=" line within the HTML source code.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from westerndigital. Update my_net_n900 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0133.htmlRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0146.htmlRefwww.osvdb.org/95519Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85903Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0133.htmlRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0146.htmlRefwww.osvdb.org/95519Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85903

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-5006?

CVE-2013-5006 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting westerndigital my_net_n900. It was published on July 31, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-5006?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-5006?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from westerndigital. Update my_net_n900 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-5006?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2013-5006 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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