VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-48957
PureVPN Linux client 2.0.2-Productions fails to properly handle DNS queries, allowing them to bypass the VPN tunnel and be sent directly to the ISP or default DNS servers.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
PureVPN Linux client 2.0.2-Productions fails to properly handle DNS queries, allowing them to bypass the VPN tunnel and be sent directly to the ISP or default DNS servers.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- purevpn/purevpn
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://latesthackingnews.com/2023/11/13/multiple-vulnerabilities-found-in-purevpn-one-remains-unpatched/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.rafaybaloch.com/2023/11/Multiple%20Critical-Vulnerabilities-in-PureVPN.html?m=1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.