XSS Vulnerability in ZTE MF258 Products

published 2024-01-10 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-46273

cvss: 5.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-05-08)

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

ZTE MF258

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

support.zte.com.cn /support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx?newsId=1034684
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-41781
NVD CVE-2023-41781

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Summary