# CVE-2017-6224: Command injection in Zone Director Controller and Unleashed AP Firmware

> Local authenticated users can execute arbitrary privileged commands on Ruckus wireless controllers via OS command injection in certificate generation.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45p5-79vm-8h38

## What is CVE-2017-6224?

CVE-2017-6224 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Zone Director Controller and Unleashed AP Firmware, published on 13 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Ruckus Wireless Zone Director Controller firmware releases ZD9.x, ZD10.0.0.x, ZD10.0.1.x (less than 10.0.1.0.17 MR1 release) and Ruckus Wireless Unleashed AP Firmware releases 200.0.x, 200.1.x, 200.2.x, 200.3.x, 200.4.x. contain OS Command Injection vulnerabilities that could allow local authenticated users to execute arbitrary privileged commands on the underlying operating system by appending those commands in the Common Name field in the Certificate Generation Request.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6224?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ruckuswireless Unleashed Firmware, Ruckuswireless Zonedirector Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6224?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6224 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Zone Director Controller and Unleashed AP Firmware

- [CVE-2020-13916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13916/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-13917](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13917/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-13919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13919/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-13914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13914/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-13915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13915/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6224 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Zone Director Controller and Unleashed AP Firmware, published on 13 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Zone Director Controller and Unleashed AP Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6224

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