WiMAX routers based on the MediaTek SDK (libmtk) that use a custom httpd plugin are vulnerable to an authentication bypass allowing a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain administrator access to the device by performing an administrator password change on the device via a crafted POST request.
Published 2017-06-20 00:29:00
Updated 2019-10-09 23:27:24
Source CERT/CC
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2017-3216

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-3216

0.75%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 79 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-3216

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
10.0
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
10.0
10.0
NIST
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-3216

  • The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
    Assigned by:
    • cret@cert.org (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-3216

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