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CVE-2023-25717

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-05-12 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2023-02-13
  • Fixed in6.1.1.0.1274 · 6.1.0.0.9240 · 5.2.2.0.2064 · 3.6.2.0.795
  • WeaknessCWE-94

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

Ruckus Wireless Admin through 10.4 allows Remote Code Execution via an unauthenticated HTTP GET Request, as demonstrated by a /forms/doLogin?login_username=admin&password=password$(curl substring.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-02-1320:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-05-12Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-05-12Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-05-12Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-01-2915:06SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-25717?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-25717?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Ruckuswireless smartzone apversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.1< 6.1.1.0.12746.1.1.0.1274
6.1< 6.1.0.0.92406.1.0.0.9240
5.2< 5.2.2.0.20645.2.2.0.2064
3.6< 3.6.2.0.7953.6.2.0.795
Commscope ruckus smartzone firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.2< 5.2.1.3.16955.2.1.3.1695
5.2< 5.2.1.35.2.1.3
6.1= 6.1.0.0.935no fix published
Ruckuswireless ruckus wireless adminversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.4≤ 10.4no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Ruckuswireless smartzone ap to 6.1.1.0.1274 · 6.1.0.0.9240 · 5.2.2.0.2064 · 3.6.2.0.795
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions or disconnect product if it is end-of-life.due 2023-06-02

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-05-12
Patch Due Date
2023-06-02
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions or disconnect product if it is end-of-life.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-02-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-53wx-2f9c-xxxr

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25717?

Ruckus Wireless Admin through 10.4 allows Remote Code Execution via an unauthenticated HTTP GET Request, as demonstrated by a /forms/doLogin?login_username=admin&password=password$(curl substring.

Is CVE-2023-25717 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-25717 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-06-02.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-25717?

CVE-2023-25717 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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