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 Subscribe |
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Server applications / DLP, anti-spam, sniffers |
| Vendor |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Stored cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU70533
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46332
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsProofpoint Enterprise Protection: before 8.19.0 patch 4546
External linkshttp://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
CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46333
CWE-ID:
CWE-77 - Command injection
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsProofpoint Enterprise Protection: before 8.19.0 patch 4546
External linkshttp://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.
