What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-6223?

CVE-2017-6223 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.4%.

Zonedirector Firmware CVE-2017-6223

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2017-10-13 sirt@brocade.com

Command Injection Zonedirector Firmware

8.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 13, 2017 - 17:29 cve.org

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Ruckus Wireless Zone Director Controller firmware releases ZD9.9.x, ZD9.10.x, ZD9.13.0.x less than 9.13.0.0.232 contain OS Command Injection vulnerabilities in the ping functionality that could allow local authenticated users to execute arbitrary privileged commands on the underlying operating system.

AnalysisAI

Ruckus Wireless Zone Director Controller firmware releases ZD9.9.x, ZD9.10.x, ZD9.13.0.x less than 9.13.0.0.232 contain OS Command Injection vulnerabilities in the ping functionality that could allow. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. Ruckus Wireless Zone Director Controller firmware releases ZD9.9.x, ZD9.10.x, ZD9.13.0.x less than 9.13.0.0.232 contain OS Command Injection vulnerabilities in the ping functionality that could allow local authenticated users to execute arbitrary privileged commands on the underlying operating system. Affected products include: Ruckus Zonedirector Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.