CVE-2017-16953
connoppp.cgi on ZTE ZXDSL 831CII devices does not require HTTP Basic Authentication, which allows...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-16953- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-16953- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8122 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8122- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96hm-5phv-9888
connoppp.cgi on ZTE ZXDSL 831CII devices does not require HTTP Basic Authentication, which allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-96hm-5phv-9888- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | ZTE ZXDSL 831CII - Improper Access Restrictions | 2017-11-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16953 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Zte Zxdsl 831cii Firmware, published December 1, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.3%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.