ZTE ZXDSL tr69cfg.cgi Hostname cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ZTE ZXDSL. This impacts an unknown function of the file tr69cfg.cgi. Performing a manipulation of the argument Hostname results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-9021. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ZTE ZXDSL (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the file tr69cfg.cgi. The manipulation of the argument hostname with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ZTE ZXDSL 831 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) tr69cAcsURL, (2) tr69cAcsUser, (3) tr69cAcsPwd, (4) tr69cConnReqPwd, or (5) tr69cDebugEnable parameter to the TR-069 client page (tr69cfg.cgi); the (6) timezone parameter to the Time and date page (sntpcfg.sntp); or the (7) hostname parameter in a save action to the Quick Stats page (psilan.cgi). NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2014-9020 per ADT1 due to different affected products and codebases.

The weakness was shared 11/20/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9021 since 11/20/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98565) and SecurityFocus (BID 70985†). The entry VDB-72938 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• ZTE

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• ZXDSL

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.zte.com.cn/

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