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CVE-2017-3216
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2017-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-306
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.
Affected products
- Greenpacket Ox350 Firmware: all versions
- Huawei Bm2022 Firmware: all versions
- Huawei Hes-309M Firmware: all versions
- Huawei Hes-319M2W Firmware: all versions
- Huawei Hes-319M Firmware: all versions
- Huawei Hes-339M Firmware: all versions
- MADA Soho Wireless Router Firmware: all versions
- ZTE Ox-330P Firmware: all versions
- Zyxel Max218M1W Firmware: all versions
- Zyxel Max218M Firmware: all versions
- Zyxel Max218Mw Firmware: all versions
- Zyxel Max308M Fimware: all versions
- Zyxel Max318M Firmware: all versions
- Zyxel Max338M Firmware: all versions
References
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135
- https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txt
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350135
- https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txt
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