Command Injection in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection - CVE-2022-46333
Published: December 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70532
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46333
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection
How to mitigate CVE-2022-46333
Install updates from vendor's website.
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection - addressed in versions 8.13.22 patch 4543, 8.18.4 patch 4544, 8.18.6 patch 4545, 8.19.0 patch 4546