What is CVE-2017-8217?

CVE-2017-8217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tp-Link C2, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-8217?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Tp-Link C2

CVE-2017-8217

TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n have too permissive iptables rules, e.g., SNMP is not blocked on any interface.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Tp-link C2
Tp-link C20i
Tp-link C20i_firmware
Tp-link C2_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8217?: CVE-2017-8217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tp-Link C2, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-8217?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.