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high 7.5

CVE-2017-16953 in the critical feed json

connoppp.cgi on ZTE ZXDSL 831CII devices does not require HTTP Basic Authentication, which allows remote attackers to modify the PPPoE conf…

published 2017-12-01 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8122

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.3%
EPSS 11.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

connoppp.cgi on ZTE ZXDSL 831CII devices does not require HTTP Basic Authentication, which allows remote attackers to modify the PPPoE configuration or set up a malicious configuration via a GET request.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-43188)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-43188 ZTE ZXDSL 831CII - Improper Access Restrictions webapps, 2017-11-27
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145121/ZTE-ZXDSL-831-Unauthorized-Configuration-Access-Bypass.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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