CVE-2017-5257
In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, an attacker who knows (or guesses)...
In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, an attacker who knows (or guesses) the SNMP read/write (RW) community string can insert XSS strings in certain SNMP OIDs which will execute in the context of the currently-logged on user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, an attacker who knows (or guesses) the SNMP read/write (RW) community string can insert XSS strings in certain SNMP OIDs which will execute in the context of the currently-logged on user.
- Record
CVE-2017-5257- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, an attacker who knows (or guesses) the SNMP read/write (RW) community string can insert XSS strings in certain SNMP OIDs which will execute in the context of the currently-logged on user.
- Record
CVE-2017-5257- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14362 No score
In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, an attacker who knows (or guesses) the SNMP read/write (RW) community string can insert XSS strings in certain SNMP OIDs which will execute in the context of the currently-logged on user.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14362- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gj7g-pf6j-mgpq
In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, an attacker who knows (or guesses)...
In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, an attacker who knows (or guesses) the SNMP read/write (RW) community string can insert XSS strings in certain SNMP OIDs which will execute in the context of the currently-logged on user.
- Record
GHSA-gj7g-pf6j-mgpq- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5257 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Cambium Networks Epmp, published December 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.