Auth bypass in Green Packet Ox350
CVE-2017-3216
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.html (Third Party Advisory)
- sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_W… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3216?
- CVE-2017-3216 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Green Packet Ox350, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3216?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.