# CVE-2025-9424: Ruijie WS7204-A branch_import.php os command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the province argument in branch_import.php on Ruijie WS7204-A devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8345-cqjh-4377

## What is CVE-2025-9424?

CVE-2025-9424 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Ruijie WS7204-A, published on 25 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in Ruijie WS7204-A 2017.06.15. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /itbox_pi/branch_import.php?a=branch_list. Such manipulation of the argument province leads to os command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9424?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ruijie Ws7204-a Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-9424?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-9424 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9424 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-9424 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-9424 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Ruijie WS7204-A, published on 25 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9424 exists.

Affected product: Ruijie WS7204-A. 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-2025-9424/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9424/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9424
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9424
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9424

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9424/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.