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GHSA-F2FH-JCP2-H8MP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-11 09:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:34

Details

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.

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2023-4104 (GCVE-0-2023-4104)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-11 08:02 – Updated: 2025-07-03 13:57

Summary

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).

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE

Local user authentication flaws in Mozilla VPN client for Linux in v2.16.0 and below.

Assigner

mozilla

References

URL

Tags

	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318
	https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-cli…
	https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-cli…
	https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-cli…
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2…
	https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Mozilla	Mozilla VPN 2.16.1	Affected: unspecified , < (Linux) (custom)

Credits

Matthias Gerstner

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2023-4104 (GCVE-0-2023-4104)

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