CVE-2020-15590
Private Internet Access VPN Client for Linux Bypass VPN Kill Switch Remote Information Disclosure
Description
A vulnerability in the Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client for Linux 1.5 through 2.3+ allows remote attackers to bypass an intended VPN kill switch mechanism and read sensitive information via intercepting network traffic. Since 1.5, PIA has supported a “split tunnel” OpenVPN bypass option. The PIA killswitch & associated iptables firewall is designed to protect you while using the Internet. When the kill switch is configured to block all inbound and outbound network traffic, privileged applications can continue sending & receiving network traffic if net.ipv4.ip_forward has been enabled in the system kernel parameters. For example, a Docker container running on a host with the VPN turned off, and the kill switch turned on, can continue using the internet, leaking the host IP (CWE 200). In PIA 2.4.0+, policy-based routing is enabled by default and is used to direct all forwarded packets to the VPN interface automatically.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 14, 2020, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-15590.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/sickcodes | Not Applicable |
| https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2020-001.md | Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
| https://sick.codes/cve-2020-15590/ | Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-863 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sickcodes No Types Assigned https://github.com/sickcodes Not Applicable Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2020-001.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2020-001.md Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sick.codes/cve-2020-15590/ No Types Assigned https://sick.codes/cve-2020-15590/ Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:privateinternetaccess:private_internet_access_vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.0 up to (excluding) 2.4.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-15590 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-15590
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.82 }} 0.13%
score
0.81855
percentile