Sigma rule: Potential CVE-2023-25717 Exploitation Attempt

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d93d3f38c5cb, updated 2023-05-30T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential CVE-2023-25717 Exploitation Attempt
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-05-30
File
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Exploits/CVE-2023-25717/web_cve_2023_25717_ruckus_wireless_admin_exploit_attempt.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a potential exploitation attempt of CVE-2023-25717 a Remote Code Execution via an unauthenticated HTTP GET Request, in Ruckus Wireless Admin

Log source

category
webserver

Detection

selection:
    cs-method: 'GET'
    cs-uri-query|contains|all:
        - '/forms/doLogin'
        - 'login_username'
        - 'password'
    cs-uri-query|contains:
        - '$('
        - '%24%28' # URL Encode version of "$("
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Vulnerability scanners
  • Some rare false positives may occur if the password contains the characters "$(". Apply addition indicators such as executed commands to remove FP

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.t1190
  • cve.2023-25717
  • detection.emerging-threats

CVEs this rule names

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/Exploits/CVE-2023-25717/web_cve_2023_25717_ruckus_wireless_admin_exploit_attempt.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential CVE-2023-25717 Exploitation Attempt" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/Exploits/CVE-2023-25717/web_cve_2023_25717_ruckus_wireless_admin_exploit_attempt.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Potential CVE-2023-25717 Exploitation Attempt",
entity page, dataset version ref-d93d3f38c5cb, updated 2023-05-30T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/043c1609-0e32-4462-a6f2-5a0c2da3fafe (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 043c1609-0e32-4462-a6f2-5a0c2da3fafe, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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