WiMAX routers based on the MediaTek SDK (libmtk) that use a custom httpd plugin are vulnerable to an authentication bypass allowing a…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.2% · top 7.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

• CWE-306 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-306 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Huawei Technologies · BM2022

  • affected 2.10.14

• Huawei Technologies · HES-309M

  • affected unknown

• Huawei Technologies · HES-319M

  • affected unknown

• Huawei Technologies · HES-319M2W

  • affected unknown

• Huawei Technologies · HES-339M

  • affected unknown

• Green Packet · OX350

  • affected unknown

• ZTE · OX-330P

  • affected unknown

• ZyXEL · MAX218M

  • affected 2.00(UXG.0)D0

• ZyXEL · MAX218M1W

  • affected 2.00(UXE.3)D0

• ZyXEL · MAX218MW

  • affected 2.00(UXD.2)D0

• ZyXEL · MAX308M

  • affected 2.00(UUA.3)D0

• ZyXEL · MAX318M

  • affected unknown

• ZyXEL · MAX338M

  • affected unknown

• MADA · Soho Wireless Router

  • affected 2.10.13

References (3)

• http://blog.sec-consult.com/2017/06/ghosts-from-past-authentication-bypass.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20170607-0_Various_WiMAX_CPEs_Authentication_Bypass_v10.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• VU#350135 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2017-3216](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2017-3216.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2017-3216)

Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 14:16 UTC.