CVE-2017-16885
Improper Permissions Handling in the Portal on FiberHome LM53Q1 VH519R05C01S38 devices (intended...
Improper Permissions Handling in the Portal on FiberHome LM53Q1 VH519R05C01S38 devices (intended for obtaining information about Internet Usage, Changing Passwords, etc.) allows remote attackers to look for the information without authenticating. The information includes Version of device, Firmware ID, Connected users to device along their MAC Addresses, etc.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper Permissions Handling in the Portal on FiberHome LM53Q1 VH519R05C01S38 devices (intended for obtaining information about Internet Usage, Changing Passwords, etc.) allows remote attackers to look for the information without authenticating. The information includes Version of device, Firmware ID, Connected users to device along their MAC Addresses, etc.
- Record
CVE-2017-16885- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper Permissions Handling in the Portal on FiberHome LM53Q1 VH519R05C01S38 devices (intended for obtaining information about Internet Usage, Changing Passwords, etc.) allows remote attackers to look for the information without authenticating. The information includes Version of device, Firmware ID, Connected users to device along their MAC Addresses, etc.
- Record
CVE-2017-16885- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8056 No score
Improper Permissions Handling in the Portal on FiberHome LM53Q1 VH519R05C01S38 devices (intended for obtaining information about Internet Usage, Changing Passwords, etc.) allows remote attackers to look for the information without authenticating. The information includes Version of device, Firmware ID, Connected users to device along their MAC Addresses, etc.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8056- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8m73-pc64-x44p
Improper Permissions Handling in the Portal on FiberHome LM53Q1 VH519R05C01S38 devices (intended...
Improper Permissions Handling in the Portal on FiberHome LM53Q1 VH519R05C01S38 devices (intended for obtaining information about Internet Usage, Changing Passwords, etc.) allows remote attackers to look for the information without authenticating. The information includes Version of device, Firmware ID, Connected users to device along their MAC Addresses, etc.
- Record
GHSA-8m73-pc64-x44p- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | FiberHome LM53Q1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2018-01-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16885 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Fiberhome Lm53q1 Firmware, published January 12, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.