What is CVE-2023-41781?

CVE-2023-41781 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ZTE Mf258, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-41781?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

XSS in ZTE Mf258

CVE-2023-41781

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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2024-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

ZTE Mf258 — versions ZTE_STD_V1.0.0B08
ZTE Mf258 Firmware — versions zte_std_v1.0.0b08, zte_std_v1.0.0b10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

support.zte.com.cn/support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41781?: CVE-2023-41781 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ZTE Mf258, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-41781?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.