CVE-2023-41781 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00061.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Zte Subscribe	Mf258 Subscribe Mf258 Firmware Subscribe

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.

Fixes

Solution

ZTE_STD_V1.0.0B11

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zte

Published: 2024-01-10T06:11:49.198Z

Updated: 2025-06-03T14:28:12.265Z

Reserved: 2023-09-01T09:02:00.657Z

Link: CVE-2023-41781

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:09:48.212Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-10T07:15:49.423

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:21:40.457

Link: CVE-2023-41781

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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