CVE-2023-4104

medium

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 2.16.1 < (Linux).

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-39/

https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151

https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110

https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-09-11

Updated: 2025-07-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00071