CVE-2023-41781 (GCVE-0-2023-41781)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-10 06:11 – Updated: 2025-06-03 14:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
XSS Vulnerability in ZTE MF258 Products
Summary
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.
Severity
5.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-08 19:10 UTC
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
1 reference
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