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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-3216 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.17%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-04-18 | 4.16% | 3.17% | -1.00% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 4.34% | 4.16% | -0.18% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 4.34% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| greenpacket | ox350_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:greenpacket:ox350_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| huawei | bm2022_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:bm2022_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| huawei | hes-309m_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:hes-309m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| huawei | hes-319m_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:hes-319m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| huawei | hes-319m2w_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:hes-319m2w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| huawei | hes-339m_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:huawei:hes-339m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mada | soho_wireless_router_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:mada:soho_wireless_router_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| zte | ox-330p_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:zte:ox-330p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| zyxel | max218m_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max218m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| zyxel | max218m1w_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max218m1w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| zyxel | max218mw_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max218mw_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| zyxel | max308m_fimware | — | cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max308m_fimware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| zyxel | max318m_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max318m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| zyxel | max338m_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:max338m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| 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 |