What is CVE-2017-9475?

CVE-2017-9475 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Comcast Xfinity Wifi Hotspot, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-9475?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Comcast Xfinity Wifi Hotspot

CVE-2017-9475

Comcast XFINITY WiFi Home Hotspot devices allow remote attackers to spoof the identities of Comcast customers via a forged MAC address.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.014 (69.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Comcast Xfinity_wifi_hotspot
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9475?: CVE-2017-9475 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Comcast Xfinity Wifi Hotspot, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-9475?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.