Mprivacy Tools
CVE-2023-47250
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
In mprivacy-tools before 2.0.406g in m-privacy TightGate-Pro Server, broken Access Control on X11 server sockets allows authenticated attackers (with access to a VNC session) to access the X11 desktops of other users by specifying their DISPLAY ID. This allows complete control of their desktop, including the ability to inject keystrokes and perform a keylogging attack.
AnalysisAI
In mprivacy-tools before 2.0.406g in m-privacy TightGate-Pro Server, broken Access Control on X11 server sockets allows authenticated attackers (with access to a VNC session) to access the X11. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276), which allows attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings. In mprivacy-tools before 2.0.406g in m-privacy TightGate-Pro Server, broken Access Control on X11 server sockets allows authenticated attackers (with access to a VNC session) to access the X11 desktops of other users by specifying their DISPLAY ID. This allows complete control of their desktop, including the ability to inject keystrokes and perform a keylogging attack. Affected products include: M-Privacy Mprivacy-Tools, M-Privacy Rsbac-Policy-Tgpro, M-Privacy Tightgatevnc. Version information: before 2.0.406.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set restrictive default permissions, follow principle of least privilege, review defaults during deployment.
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View allSame weakness CWE-276 – Incorrect Default Permissions
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