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R310 FirmwareOperating system · Ruckuswireless

CVE-2020-22657

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-01-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.6.2.0.795 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

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 · unedited
In Ruckus R310 10.5.1.0.199, Ruckus R500 10.5.1.0.199, Ruckus R600 10.5.1.0.199, Ruckus T300 10.5.1.0.199, Ruckus T301n 10.5.1.0.199, Ruckus T301s 10.5.1.0.199, SmartCell Gateway 200 (SCG200) before 3.6.2.0.795, SmartZone 100 (SZ-100) before 3.6.2.0.795, SmartZone 300 (SZ300) before 3.6.2.0.795, Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) before 3.6.2.0.795, ZoneDirector 1100 9.10.2.0.130, ZoneDirector 1200 10.2.1.0.218, ZoneDirector 3000 10.2.1.0.218, ZoneDirector 5000 10.0.1.0.151, a vulnerability allows attackers to perform WEB GUI login authentication bypass.

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
How this class of weakness works · CWE-287

The mechanism that verifies who a user is can be side-stepped or fooled, letting an attacker act as someone they're not. Everything built on top of that identity then becomes untrustworthy. Fixing it means hardening the full authentication flow, including edge cases, tokens, and secondary paths.

General guidance for the improper authentication class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

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
R310 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 10.5.1.0.199
R500 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 10.5.1.0.199
R600 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 10.5.1.0.199
T300 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 10.5.1.0.199
T301n FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 10.5.1.0.199
T301s FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 10.5.1.0.199
Scg200 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 3.6.2.0.795
Sz 100 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 3.6.2.0.795

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.6.2.0.795 or later
Fixed in 3.6.2.0.795
Vendor patch support.ruckuswireless.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Firmware >= 3.6.2.0.795 for SCG200/SZ100; For R310/R500/R600/T300/T301n/T301s upgrade to the version specified in security bulletin 302

  1. 1. Identify the exact model of your Ruckus wireless device (R310, R500, R600, T300, T301n, T301s, SCG200, SZ100, or other affected model)
  2. 2. Access the Ruckus Support portal at https://support.ruckuswireless.com/security_bulletins/302 to obtain the specific fixed firmware version for your model
  3. 3. Download the appropriate firmware version from the security bulletin (e.g., 3.6.2.0.795 or later for SCG200/SZ100)
  4. 4. Review the firmware upgrade instructions in the Ruckus knowledge base before proceeding
  5. 5. Backup your current device configuration
  6. 6. Upload and install the new firmware via the device web GUI or CLI
  7. 7. After upgrade, verify the device is accessible and functioning normally
  8. 8. Confirm the authentication bypass vulnerability is resolved by testing login functionality
Caveat Review upgrade instructions - firmware updates may temporarily disconnect wireless clients; ensure maintenance window for upgrade

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