7.6
HIGH
CVE-2020-15679
Mozilla VPN OAuth Session Fixation Vulnerability
Description

An OAuth session fixation vulnerability existed in the VPN login flow, where an attacker could craft a custom login URL, convince a VPN user to login via that URL, and obtain authenticated access as that user. This issue is limited to cases where attacker and victim are sharing the same source IP and could allow the ability to view session states and disconnect VPN sessions. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN iOS 1.0.7 < (929), Mozilla VPN Windows < 1.2.2, and Mozilla VPN Android 1.1.0 < (1360).

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 22, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 29, 2022, 7:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla vpn
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/guardian-vpn-android/commit/981c840276ef3aee98cf5d42993d484ee99b28d9 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/guardian-vpn-ios/commit/4309f5c9bd2c15cdfd39ac173665fad3f2598b54 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-services/guardian-vpn-windows/commit/ac6f562973a83f6758cd7ab7aa313e863047d41b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-48/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-15679 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/guardian-vpn-android/commit/981c840276ef3aee98cf5d42993d484ee99b28d9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/guardian-vpn-android/commit/981c840276ef3aee98cf5d42993d484ee99b28d9 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/guardian-vpn-ios/commit/4309f5c9bd2c15cdfd39ac173665fad3f2598b54 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/guardian-vpn-ios/commit/4309f5c9bd2c15cdfd39ac173665fad3f2598b54 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-services/guardian-vpn-windows/commit/ac6f562973a83f6758cd7ab7aa313e863047d41b No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-services/guardian-vpn-windows/commit/ac6f562973a83f6758cd7ab7aa313e863047d41b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-48/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-48/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-384
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:vpn:*:*:*:*:*:ipados:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.7 up to (excluding) 1.0.7_\(929\) *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:vpn:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.7_\(929\) *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:vpn:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.0 up to (excluding) 1.1.0_\(1360\) *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:vpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.2
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.02%

score

0.52092

percentile

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