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CVE-2023-25717 Ruckus Wireless CVE debrief

CVE-2023-25717 is a Ruckus Wireless vulnerability affecting multiple products and described as involving CSRF and remote code execution risk. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-05-12, so defenders should treat it as an active-risk issue and prioritize vendor remediation or isolation of unsupported devices.

Vendor
Ruckus Wireless
Product
Multiple Products
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2023-05-12
Original CVE updated
2023-05-12
Advisory published
2023-05-12
Advisory updated
2023-05-12

Who should care

Organizations that use Ruckus Wireless products, especially network and security teams responsible for administration, patching, and remote management exposure. It is most urgent for environments with internet-reachable or otherwise privileged Ruckus management interfaces, and for any end-of-life deployments that cannot be updated.

Technical summary

The supplied official records identify CVE-2023-25717 as a "Multiple Ruckus Wireless Products CSRF and RCE Vulnerability." CISA's KEV entry confirms known exploitation and instructs defenders to apply vendor updates or disconnect the product if it is end-of-life. The provided corpus does not specify affected versions, attack prerequisites, CVSS, or detailed exploit mechanics.

Defensive priority

Urgent: CISA lists this CVE in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and the issue includes remote code execution in the published title.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory all Ruckus Wireless products and identify any management interfaces that are exposed or broadly reachable.
  • Apply vendor-provided updates according to the Ruckus security guidance referenced by CISA.
  • If a device is end-of-life and cannot be patched, disconnect it or remove it from service.
  • Review administrative access paths and confirm that no unauthorized configuration changes occurred around the exposure window.
  • Monitor vendor and CISA advisories for any additional remediation guidance or affected-product clarifications.

Evidence notes

CISA's KEV metadata for CVE-2023-25717 names the vendor as Ruckus Wireless, the product scope as Multiple Products, and the vulnerability as "Multiple Ruckus Wireless Products CSRF and RCE Vulnerability." The KEV notes say: "Apply updates per vendor instructions or disconnect product if it is end-of-life." The supplied corpus does not include a CVSS score or affected-version list. The CVE, KEV entry, and supplied source metadata are all dated 2023-05-12.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2023-25717 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25717

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2023-25717 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25717

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.