What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 20, 2017 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated