Code Injection in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection - CVE-2023-0090
Published: March 8, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73184
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0090
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection
How to mitigate CVE-2023-0090
Install updates from vendor's website.
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection - addressed in versions 8.13.22 patch 4566, 8.18.6 patch 4580, 8.19.0 patch 4581, 8.20.0 patch 4570