9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-3216
Mediatek WiMAX Httpd Plugin Authentication Bypass
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 20, 2017, 12:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-3216 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zyxel max218m_firmware
2 Zyxel max218m1w_firmware
3 Zyxel max218mw_firmware
4 Zyxel max308m_fimware
5 Zyxel max318m_firmware
6 Zyxel max338m_firmware
1 Huawei bm2022_firmware
2 Huawei hes-309m_firmware
3 Huawei hes-319m_firmware
4 Huawei hes-319m2w_firmware
5 Huawei hes-339m_firmware
1 Greenpacket ox350_firmware
1 Mada soho_wireless_router_firmware
1 Zte ox-330p_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-3216.

URL Resource
http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135 Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txt Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-3216 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-306
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zteo:x-330p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zte:ox-330p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zte:ox-330p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zte:ox-330p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.html No Types Assigned http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135 No Types Assigned http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txt No Types Assigned https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-306
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:greenpacket:ox350_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:greenpacket:ox350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:bm2022_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:bm2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:hes-309m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:hes-309m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:hes-319m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:hes-319m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:hes-319m2w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:hes-319m2w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:hes-339m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:huawei:hes-339m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mada:soho_wireless_router_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mada:soho_wireless_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zteo:x-330p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zte:ox-330p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max218m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:max218m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max218m1w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:max218m1w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max218mw_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:max218mw:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max308m_fimware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:max308m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max318m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:max318m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max338m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:max338m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.07 }} 0.31%

score

0.84582

percentile

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