CVE-2023-28803 Traffic being bypassed by ZCC by configuring synthetic IP range as local network

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass traffic inspection by spoofing synthetic IP addresses as local network ranges in Zscaler Client Connector on Windows.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-28803?

CVE-2023-28803 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector, published on 23 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-290

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28803?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zscaler Client Connector.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28803?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28803 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-28803 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mwvw-6ggj-fhv5.

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