CVE-2017-5165

An issue was discovered in BINOM3 Universal Multifunctional Electric Power Quality Meter. There is no CSRF Token generated per page and/or per (sensitive) function. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can allow silent execution of unauthorized actions on the device such as configuration parameter changes, and saving modified configuration.

Published: 2017-02-13 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-5165 is rated Low Risk (37.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5165

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 2023-03-07 1.58% 0.06% -1.52%
2 2022-02-04 1.09% 1.58% +0.48%
3 2021-04-14 1.09%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-5165

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 4.7 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-5165

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-5165

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
binom3 universal_multifunctional_electric_power_quality_meter_firmware cpe:2.3:o:binom3:universal_multifunctional_electric_power_quality_meter_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-5165

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93028 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-031-01A Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence