CVE-2020-8438 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Ruckus ZoneFlex R500 104.0.0.0.1347 devices allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via the hidden /forms/nslookupHandler form, as demonstrated by the nslookuptarget=|cat${IFS} substring.

Published: 2020-01-29

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:arris:ruckus_zoneflex_r500_firmware:104.0.0.0.1347:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:arris:ruckus_zoneflex_r500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29305	Ruckus ZoneFlex R500 104.0.0.0.1347 devices allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via the hidden /forms/nslookupHandler form, as demonstrated by the nslookuptarget=\|cat${IFS} substring.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01587.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://sku11army.blogspot.com/2020/01/ruckus-rce-ruckus-m500-via-injection-on.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Arris Ruckus Zoneflex R500 Ruckus Zoneflex R500 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-01-29T22:06:30.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:56:28.482Z

Reserved: 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8438

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-29T23:15:13.030

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:26:22.940

Link: CVE-2020-8438

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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