CVE-2017-16953 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the connoppp.cgi script on ZTE ZXDSL 831CII devices, allowing remote attackers to modify PPPoE configurations via unauthenticated GET requests. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, enabling unauthorized configuration changes. While no active exploitation is confirmed, public exploit code exists, and the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:zte:zxdsl_831cii_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.