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CVE-2023-28803 (GCVE-0-2023-28803)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-23 13:32 – Updated: 2024-09-11 14:31
VLAI
Title
Traffic being bypassed by ZCC by configuring synthetic IP range as local network
Summary
An authentication bypass by spoofing of a device with a synthetic IP address is possible in Zscaler Client Connector on Windows, allowing a functionality bypass. This issue affects Client Connector: before 3.9.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-11 14:16 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Zscaler Client Connector Affected: 0 , < 3.9 (custom)
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