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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-8357 · published 17 October 2017

CVE-2014-8357: Dasanzhone znid 2426a firmware vulnerability

DDasanzhone · Znid 2426a Firmware

backupsettings.html in the web administrative portal in Zhone zNID GPON 2426A before S3.0.501 places a session key in a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain arbitrary user passwords via the sessionKey parameter in a getConfig action to backupsettings.conf.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 5.4% · top 7.6% CWE-255 · CWE-255
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.0
5.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

backupsettings.html in the web administrative portal in Zhone zNID GPON 2426A before S3.0.501 places a session key in a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain arbitrary user passwords via the sessionKey parameter in a getConfig action to backupsettings.conf.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133921/Zhone-Insecure-Reference-Password-Disclosure-Command-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/57 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536663/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38453/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133921/Zhone-Insecure-Reference-Password-Disclosure-Command-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/57 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536663/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38453/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-8357), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.