CVE-2014-9021

Exp

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.

Published: 2014-11-20 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9021 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.85%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.60% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-9021

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9021

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.26% 1.85% +1.60%
2 2025-04-05 0.36% 0.26% -0.10%
3 2025-03-17 0.36%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-9021

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-9021

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-9021

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zteusa zxdsl_831 cpe:2.3:h:zteusa:zxdsl_831:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-9021

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