CVE-2023-4104

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    CVE-2023-4104

    Published: 11 Sept 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    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 2.16.1 < (Linux).

    References: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/03/1, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/4xxx/CVE-2023-4104.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4104, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-39/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1831318, https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7055, https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7110, https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/7151

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -92fd2672eedb523567952a162097be9754eccd7a

    Affected versions

    v2.1.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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