What is CVE-2017-5254?

CVE-2017-5254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cambium Networks Epmp, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-5254?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-5254 known to be exploited?

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

Privilege escalation in Cambium Networks Epmp

CVE-2017-5254

In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, the non-administrative users 'installer' and 'home' have the capability of changing passwords for other accounts, including admin, after disabling a client-side protection mechani…

EPSS: 0.676 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cambium Networks Epmp — versions 3.5 and prior
Cambiumnetworks Epmp_1000
Cambiumnetworks Epmp_1000_firmware
Cambiumnetworks Epmp_2000
Cambiumnetworks Epmp_2000_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

cve@rapid7.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5254?: CVE-2017-5254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cambium Networks Epmp, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-5254?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5254 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.