Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-47251
CVE-2023-47251
Description
In mprivacy-tools before 2.0.406g in m-privacy TightGate-Pro Server, a Directory Traversal in the print function of the VNC service allows authenticated attackers (with access to a VNC session) to automatically transfer malicious PDF documents by moving them into the .spool directory, and then sending a signal to the VNC service, which automatically transfers them to the connected VNC client's filesystem.
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Affected products
4- Range: <2.0.406g
- mprivacy-tools/mprivacy-toolsdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- packetstormsecurity.com/files/175949/m-privacy-TightGate-Pro-Code-Execution-Insecure-Permissions.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/13nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- sec-consult.com/en/vulnerability-lab/advisories/index.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-m-privacy-tightgate-pro/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.m-privacy.de/en/tightgate-pro-safe-surfing/nvdProduct
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