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CVE-2017-6224 — Ruckuswireless Zonedirector Firmware security vulnerability

High CVSS 9.3

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.

Severity
High
CVSS
9.3 (2.0)
Published
2017-10-13
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-78

Affected products

  • ruckuswireless / zonedirector_firmware / zd9.9.0.0.205
  • ruckuswireless / zonedirector_firmware / zd9.9.0.0.212
  • ruckuswireless / zonedirector_firmware / zd9.9.0.0.216
  • ruckuswireless / zonedirector_firmware / zd9.10.0.0.218
  • ruckuswireless / zonedirector_firmware / zd9.13.0.0.103
  • ruckuswireless / zonedirector_firmware / zd9.13.0.0.209

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Matched remediation archetype

Command, code, expression, and template injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
  • Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.
  • Review configuration for optional execution features, unsafe compatibility modes, and shell invocation.

Remediate safely

  • Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
  • Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.
  • Update the affected component and add inert regression tests covering metacharacters, encoding variants, and alternate request paths.

Authoritative sources

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