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CVE-2017-3216

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.

Published

2017-06-20T00:29:00.267

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-306
Type: Primary
CWE-306

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	greenpacket	ox350_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	greenpacket	ox350	-	No
Operating System	huawei	bm2022_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	huawei	bm2022	-	No
Operating System	huawei	hes-309m_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	huawei	hes-309m	-	No
Operating System	huawei	hes-319m_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	huawei	hes-319m	-	No
Operating System	huawei	hes-319m2w_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	huawei	hes-319m2w	-	No
Operating System	huawei	hes-339m_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	huawei	hes-339m	-	No
Operating System	mada	soho_wireless_router_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	mada	soho_wireless_router	-	No
Operating System	zte	ox-330p_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	zte	ox-330p	-	No
Operating System	zyxel	max218m_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	zyxel	max218m	-	No
Operating System	zyxel	max218m1w_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	zyxel	max218m1w	-	No
Operating System	zyxel	max218mw_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	zyxel	max218mw	-	No
Operating System	zyxel	max308m_fimware	-	Yes
Hardware	zyxel	max308m	-	No
Operating System	zyxel	max318m_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	zyxel	max318m	-	No
Operating System	zyxel	max338m_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	zyxel	max338m	-	No

References

http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)