CVE-2015-8703

Exp

ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE and ZXV10 W300 devices W300V1.0.0f_ER1_PE allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions, and discover credentials and keys, by reading the configuration file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7248.

Published: 2015-12-30 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-8703 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.86%, 91th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-8703

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
38773 exploit_db edb 2015-11-20 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8703

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 5.97% 4.86% -1.11%
2 2026-05-23 4.49% 5.97% +1.48%
3 2025-10-04 — 4.49% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8703

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8703

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8703

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zte zxhn_h108n_r1a_firmware <= zte.bhs.zxhnh108nr1a.h_pe cpe:2.3:o:zte:zxhn_h108n_r1a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zte zxv10_w300_firmware <= w300v1.0.0f_er1_pe cpe:2.3:o:zte:zxv10_w300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8703

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77421
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/391604 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9ZDJWA Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
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