# CVE-2023-3306: Ruijie RG-EW1200G Admin Password app.09df2a9e44ab48766f5f.js access control

> Remote attackers can bypass access controls in the admin password handler to gain unauthorized administrative privileges on Ruijie routers.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84f8-vjhf-h3rw

## What is CVE-2023-3306?

CVE-2023-3306 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ruijie RG-EW1200G, published on 18 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Ruijie RG-EW1200G EW_3.0(1)B11P204. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file app.09df2a9e44ab48766f5f.js of the component Admin Password Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-231802 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3306?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ruijie Rg-Ew1200g Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ruijie RG-EW1200G

- [CVE-2023-4169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4169/): Ruijie RG-EW1200G Administrator Password set_passwd access control (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3306 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3306 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ruijie RG-EW1200G, published on 18 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ruijie RG-EW1200G. 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-2023-3306/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3306/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3306
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3306
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3306

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3306/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.