CVE-2023-50993
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 · uneditedRuijie WS6008 v1.x v2.x AC_RGOS11.9(6)W3B2_G2C6-01_10221911 and WS6108 v1.x AC_RGOS11.9(6)W3B2_G2C6-01_10221911 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the function downFiles.
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 · moderate confidenceA command injection vulnerability exists in Ruijie WS6008 and WS6108 wireless controllers in the downFiles function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted input due to insufficient input sanitization.
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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= 11.9\(6\)w3b2_g2c6-01_10221911= 11.9\(6\)w3b2_g2c6-01_10221911CVSS 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
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 the wireless controller modelLog into the device CLI or web interface and retrieve the hardware model information. This may be displayed in the system status, device info, or management interface.Affected if The model is Ruijie WS6008 or WS6108, as only these models are affected by this CVE.
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Retrieve the installed firmware versionAccess the device management interface or CLI and navigate to the firmware/version information section. Use commands such as 'show version' or check the system information page in the web GUI.Affected if The firmware version matches exactly 11.9(6)w3b2_g2c6-01_10221911, as this is the specific affected version.
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Verify network accessibility of the management interfaceDetermine if the device management interface (web UI or CLI) is accessible from untrusted networks. Check firewall rules, ACLs, or interface bindings that may expose the management ports (typically HTTP/HTTPS or SSH) to the internet or unauthorized VLANs.Affected if The management interface is exposed to untrusted networks, as the vulnerability allows unauthenticated command injection.
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Confirm the downFiles function is enabled or accessibleInspect the device configuration or interface to determine if the file download/upload functionality (downFiles function) is enabled. This may be visible in the web interface features, or accessible via specific URL endpoints.Affected if The downFiles function is available and accessible, as this is the specific function containing the command injection vulnerability.
A user is affected if they have a WS6008 or WS6108 device running firmware version 11.9(6)w3b2_g2c6-01_10221911 with the downFiles function accessible to unauthenticated attackers.
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 the vendor-supplied firmware patch to address the command injection vector; if unavailable, implement network segmentation to limit exposure and disable the affected function if possible.
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