MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2023-4169

Rg Ew1200g Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
6.3
EPSS
47.1%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability was found in Ruijie RG-EW1200G 1.0(1)B1P5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /api/sys/set_passwd of the component Administrator Password Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-236185 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected vendor
Ruijie
Affected product
Rg Ew1200g Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
Published
2023-08-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity, low impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 47.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-4169

  • Confirm whether Ruijie Rg Ew1200g Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-4169.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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