CVE-2013-5030
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedRuckus Wireless Zoneflex 2942 devices with firmware 9.6.0.0.267 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, and subsequently access certain configuration/ and maintenance/ scripts, by constructing a crafted URI after receiving an authentication error for an arbitrary login attempt.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceRuckus Wireless Zoneflex 2942 devices with firmware 9.6.0.0.267 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass authentication by submitting arbitrary login credentials, receiving an authentication error, and then accessing configuration/ or maintenance/ scripts via a crafted URI.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 9.6.0.0.267all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify device modelAccess the device web interface or check the administrative console to confirm the exact model number is Zoneflex 2942. This can also be verified via SSH or console access using commands like 'show version' or checking the device status page.Affected if Device model is Ruckus Wireless Zoneflex 2942
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Check firmware versionNavigate to the device web interface status page, or use CLI command 'get version' or 'show version' via SSH/console to retrieve the installed firmware version.Affected if Firmware version is 9.6.0.0.267 or any version (the advisory indicates all versions are affected)
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Verify web management interface is enabled and accessibleAttempt to access the device login page via HTTP/HTTPS from a management station. Confirm the web service is running by checking if the login page loads.Affected if Web management interface is exposed and responds to requests (required for the attack vector)
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Test for authentication bypass on vulnerable pathsAfter the device is accessed, submit any arbitrary credentials to the login form (username/password), observe the authentication error response, then directly request a URI containing /configuration/ or /maintenance/ (example: http://[device-ip]/configuration/ or http://[device-ip]/maintenance/).Affected if The configuration/ or maintenance/ pages are accessible without valid authentication after a failed login attempt
A user is affected if they have a Ruckus Wireless Zoneflex 2942 device with any firmware version that has its web management interface accessible to the network and permits access to /configuration/ or /maintenance/ URIs without proper authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor firmware update if available; if no update exists, restrict network access to management interfaces via firewall/ACLs or consider replacing end-of-life devices.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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