VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-4104
An invalid Polkit Authentication check and missing authentication requirements for D-Bus methods allowed any local user to configure arbitrary VPN setups. *This bug only affects Mozilla VPN on Linux.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An invalid Polkit Authentication check and missing authentication requirements for D-Bus methods allowed any local user to configure arbitrary VPN setups. *This bug only affects Mozilla VPN on Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN 2.16.1 < (Linux).
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- mozilla/vpn
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-39/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-39/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.