CVE-2017-16953 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-12-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 18.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:zte:zxdsl_831cii_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:zte:zxdsl_831cii:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18122.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145121/ZTE-ZXDSL-831-Unauthorized-Configuration-Access-Bypass.html
http://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx?newsId=1008762
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43188/

History

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Subscriptions

Zte Zxdsl 831cii Zxdsl 831cii Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-01T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:59.680Z

Reserved: 2017-11-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16953

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-01T17:29:00.620

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-16953

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

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