CVE-2023-28795 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Origin Validation Error vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Linux allows Inclusion of Code in Existing Process. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector for Linux: before 1.3.1.6.

Published: 2023-10-23

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Zscaler

Client Connector

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 1.3.1.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zscaler:client_connector:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32430	Origin Validation Error vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Linux allows Inclusion of Code in Existing Process. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector for Linux: before 1.3.1.6.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://help.zscaler.com/client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2022?applicable_category=Linux&applicable_version=1.3.1&deployment_date=2022-09-19

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Zscaler Client Connector

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zscaler

Published: 2023-10-23T13:27:24.262Z

Updated: 2025-02-27T20:39:47.550Z

Reserved: 2023-03-23T18:29:15.802Z

Link: CVE-2023-28795

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T13:51:38.589Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-23T14:15:09.450

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:56:01.720

Link: CVE-2023-28795

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-346

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