Vulnerability in Torproject Tor

CVE-2023-23589

The SafeSocks option in Tor before 0.4.7.13 has a logic error in which the unsafe SOCKS4 protocol can be used but not the safe SOCKS4a protocol, aka TROVE-2022-002.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23589?
CVE-2023-23589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Torproject Tor, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-23589?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.