CVE-2020-15679
HIGHDescription
An OAuth session fixation vulnerability existed in the VPN login flow, where an attacker could craft a custom login URL, convince a VPN user to login via that URL, and obtain authenticated access as that user. This issue is limited to cases where attacker and victim are sharing the same source IP and could allow the ability to view session states and disconnect VPN sessions. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN iOS 1.0.7 < (929), Mozilla VPN Windows < 1.2.2, and Mozilla VPN Android 1.1.0 < (1360).
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2018-17199 | High | 7.5 | 20% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-10008 | High | 8.8 | 20% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-50339 | Medium | 5.3 | 20% | - | Fix |
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