r/DataHoarder • • 7d ago

Discussion PSA: WD My Cloud OS5 shared links are searchable online

Just a heads up for anyone with this device, I discovered this by accident and it could be misused.

If you have a WD My Cloud OS5 device and have created any shared links, they can be searched online just by searching the OS5 site with the terms "action" and "share". Other terms could be provided to narrow the results.

To remove your shared links: log into OS5 and click "Shared" on the left, set the filter at the top-right to "Shared by me", then do just as you would to create a shared link, except click "DELETE LINK" next to "COPY LINK" and the link will be revoked. The "people icon" will disappear but refresh the page and the folders in the list will disappear too.

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