What is CVE-2017-16885?

CVE-2017-16885 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fiberhome Lm53q1, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-16885?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-16885 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Fiberhome Lm53q1

CVE-2017-16885

Improper Permissions Handling in the Portal on FiberHome LM53Q1 VH519R05C01S38 devices (intended for obtaining information about Internet Usage, Changing Passwords, etc.) allows remote attackers to look for the information without authenti…

EPSS: 0.335 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fiberhome Lm53q1
Fiberhome Lm53q1_firmware — versions vh519r05c01s38
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16885?: CVE-2017-16885 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fiberhome Lm53q1, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-16885?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-16885 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.