CVE-2023-41781 — There is a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ZTE MF258

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
ZTE	MF258	ZTE_STD_V1.0.0B08

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-01-10T06:11:49.198Z
• Last modified: 2025-06-03T14:28:12.265Z

09References

• support.zte.com.cn — https://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx?newsId=1034684