SB2023030853 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0089)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in webutils. A local user can execute arbitrary perl code on the target system.

2) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0090)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the webservices API. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary perl code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-0001
• https://www.proofpoint.com/us/node/124741