CVE-2023-47250 — In mprivacy-tools before 2
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
Published
2023-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-02T21:09:35.999Z
01What is this vulnerability?
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.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-02T21:09:35.999Z
09References
- sec-consult.com — https://sec-consult.com/en/vulnerability-lab/advisories/index.html
- www.m-privacy.de — https://www.m-privacy.de/en/tightgate-pro-safe-surfing/
- sec-consult.com — https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-m…
- seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/13
- packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175949/m-privacy-TightGate-Pro-Code-Executi…
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