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CVE-2023-4415 — A vulnerability was found in Ruijie RG-EW1200G 07161417 r483

High CVSS 8.8

A vulnerability was found in Ruijie RG-EW1200G 07161417 r483. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /api/sys/login. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-237518 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.1)
Published
2023-08-18
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-287

Affected products

  • ruijienetworks / rg-ew1200g_firmware / 07161417_r483

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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