CVE-2022-29836: sandisk ibi Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-29836 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in sandisk ibi. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-11-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability was discovered via an HTTP API on Western Digital My Cloud Home; My Cloud Home Duo; and SanDisk ibi devices that could allow an attacker to abuse certain parameters to point to random locations on the file system. This could also allow the attacker to initiate the installation of custom packages at these locations. This can only be exploited once the attacker has been authenticated to the device. This issue affects: Western Digital My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo versions prior to 8.11.0-113 on Linux; SanDisk ibi versions prior to 8.11.0-113 on Linux.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.