CVE-2023-41781

XSS Vulnerability in ZTE MF258 Products

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Published Jan 10, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

There is a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ZTE MF258. Due to insufficient input validation of SMS interface parameter, an XSS attack will be triggered.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ZTE

MF258

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`ZTE_STD_V1.0.0B08`	affected	≤ ZTE_STD_V1.0.0B10

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:zte:mf258_firmware:zte_std_v1.0.0b08:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:zte:mf258_firmware:zte_std_v1.0.0b10:::::::*

cpe:2.3:h:zte:mf258:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

ZTE_STD_V1.0.0B11

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-46273	There is a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ZTE MF258. Due to insufficient input validation of SMS interface parameter, an XSS attack will be triggered.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.323% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx?newsId=1034684

History

Jun 3, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Zte Mf258 Mf258 Firmware

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 3, 2025, 2:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zte
Published: Jan 10, 2024, 6:11 AM
Updated: Jun 3, 2025, 2:28 PM
Reserved: Sep 1, 2023, 9:02 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:09 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:09 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 10, 2024, 7:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:22 AM

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