CVE-2023-4169 (GCVE-0-2023-4169)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-05 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 07:17
VLAI Previdian
Title
Ruijie RG-EW1200G Administrator Password set_passwd access control
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Ruijie RG-EW1200G 1.0(1)B1P5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /api/sys/set_passwd of the component Administrator Password Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-236185 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Controls
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/?id.236185 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.236185 signaturepermissions-required
https://github.com/blakespire/repoforcve/tree/mai… broken-linkexploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ruijie RG-EW1200G Affected: 1.0(1)B1P5
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Credits
t1nk3rl94e (VulDB User)
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: cf55c28f-8854-4072-b185-c5f9bb2b86ab

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-4169

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-11-26 01:00 CET

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-11-26
Asserted: 2025-11-26
Scope
Notes: Ruijie RG-EW1200G Administrator Password set_passwd access control | Affected: Ruijie / RG-EW1200G | CVSS: 6.3 (MEDIUM) | EPSS: 0.4923 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Ruijie RG-EW1200G Administrator Password set_passwd access control
Cve Id CVE-2023-4169
Vendor Ruijie
Ghsa Id GHSA-4MVQ-G24W-Q4W9
Product RG-EW1200G
Added Date 2025-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 6.3
Epss Score 0.4923
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.98853
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2023-4169
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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