CVE-2023-41781 XSS Vulnerability in ZTE MF258 Products

Medium 5.7 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts via the SMS interface due to insufficient input validation, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-41781?

CVE-2023-41781 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ZTE MF258, published on 10 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41781?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zte Mf258 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41781?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41781 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-41781 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41781 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3v7c-v9wf-3c7v.

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