CVE-2017-5254 Privilege escalation in ePMP
Low-privileged users can escalate to admin by disabling client-side protections to change other users' passwords in Cambium ePMP firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5254?
CVE-2017-5254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cambium Networks ePMP, published on 20 Dec 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, the non-administrative users 'installer' and 'home' have the capability of changing passwords for other accounts, including admin, after disabling a client-side protection mechanism.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5254?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cambiumnetworks Epmp 1000 Firmware, Cambiumnetworks Epmp 2000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5254?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5254 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-5254 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in Cambium Networks ePMP
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c8wj-4p37-jwxf.