CVE-2017-3216
highpriority · track · 41OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.052 · 92 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
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affected products (43)
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references (9)
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- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135cnnvd
- https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txtcnnvd
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135enisa_euvd
- https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txtenisa_euvd
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.htmlThird Party Advisorynvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
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