CVE-2017-6229 Command injection in Ruckus Networks Unleashed APs and Zone Director

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated users can execute privileged commands via CLI injection in Ruckus Unleashed AP and Zone Director firmware.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-6229?

CVE-2017-6229 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Ruckus Networks Unleashed APs and Zone Director, published on 14 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Ruckus Networks Unleashed AP firmware releases before 200.6.10.1.x and Ruckus Networks Zone Director firmware releases 10.1.0.0.x, 9.10.2.0.x, 9.12.3.0.x, 9.13.3.0.x, 10.0.1.0.x or before contain authenticated Root Command Injection in the CLI that could allow authenticated valid users to execute privileged commands on the respective systems.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6229?

It affects 15 products.

Products include Ruckuswireless H320 Firmware, Ruckuswireless H510 Firmware, Ruckuswireless R310 Firmware, Ruckuswireless R500 Firmware, Ruckuswireless R510 Firmware, Ruckuswireless R600 Firmware and 9 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2017-6229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g8q7-j99f-7v7m.

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