5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-4104
Mozilla VPN Linux Local Privilege Escalation
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 client for Linux < v2.16.1.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2023, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:34 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-4104 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla vpn
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-4104.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151 Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-39/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151 Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-39/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-39/
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Sep. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-39/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-39/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-862
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:vpn:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.16.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.19021

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