CVE-2024-4255
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 · uneditedA vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ruijie RG-UAC up to 20240419. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /view/network Config/GRE/gre_edit_commit.php. The manipulation of the argument name leads to os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-262145 was assigned to this vulnerability.
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 confidenceOS command injection vulnerability in Ruijie RG-UAC unified access controller. The gre_edit_commit.php file in the GRE configuration module does not properly sanitize the 'name' parameter before passing it to an OS-level command, allowing remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system.
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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 dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 device modelAccess the RG-UAC web interface or check the device label to confirm it is a Ruijie RG-UAC 6000 series model (CC, E10, E10c, E20, E20c, E20m, E50, or E50c).Affected if The device is any Ruijie RG-UAC 6000 series model.
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Confirm firmware versionLog into the RG-UAC management interface and navigate to System Status or About page to retrieve the firmware version. Compare against the known affected models.Affected if The device is running any firmware version on the RG-UAC 6000 series (all versions are affected).
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Verify GRE module is accessibleAttempt to access the GRE configuration module in the RG-UAC web interface, typically found under Network Settings or VPN settings. Confirm the gre_edit_commit.php endpoint responds.Affected if The GRE configuration module is enabled and accessible via the web interface.
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Check for the vulnerable PHP fileInspect the web server filesystem for the presence of gre_edit_commit.php in the GRE configuration module directory.Affected if The file gre_edit_commit.php exists on the device.
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Review access logs for suspicious requestsExamine HTTP access logs for the gre_edit_commit.php endpoint, looking for unusual parameter values in the 'name' field that may indicate exploitation attempts.Affected if There are log entries showing command injection payloads in requests to gre_edit_commit.php.
You are affected if your device is any Ruijie RG-UAC 6000 series model (CC, E10, E10c, E20, E20c, E20m, E50, or E50c) running any firmware version, with the GRE configuration module accessible to authenticated users.
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 dataImmediately restrict network access to the RG-UAC management interface to only trusted admin IPs, and contact Ruijie for the official patch to remediate the command injection in the GRE configuration module.
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