What is CVE-2017-5237?

CVE-2017-5237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eview Ev-07s Gps Tracker, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-5237?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Eview Ev-07s Gps Tracker

CVE-2017-5237

Due to a lack of authentication, an unauthenticated user who knows the Eview EV-07S GPS Tracker's phone number can revert the device to a factory default configuration with an SMS command, "RESET!"

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2017-03-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/27/r7-2015-28-multiple-evie… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97186 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5237?: CVE-2017-5237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eview Ev-07s Gps Tracker, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-5237?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.