SB2024051529 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3676)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

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

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to create accounts.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to create additional Secure Reader accounts under the attacker's control.

2) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0862)

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Proofpoint Encryption endpoint. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2024-0002
• https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2024-0001