Multiple vulnerabilities in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2022-46332
CVE-2022-46333
CWE-ID CWE-79
CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Proofpoint Enterprise Protection
Server applications / DLP, anti-spam, sniffers

Vendor Proofpoint

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU70533

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46332

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the Admin Smart Search feature when handling the "Attachment names". A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email with XSS payload and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in the administrators's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection: before 8.13.22 patch 4543

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0002


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU70532

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46333

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure usage of perl eval() function within the administrative user interface. A remote authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection: before 8.13.22 patch 4543

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0003


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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