SB2024011034 - HTML injection in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection email delivery agent



SB2024011034 - HTML injection in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection email delivery agent

Published: January 10, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024011034
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5770)

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 in the email delivery agent. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary HTML code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website via a specially crafted subject.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.