Code Injection in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection - CVE-2023-0090

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Code Injection in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection - CVE-2023-0090

Published: March 8, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73184
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0090
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection
Software vendor:
Proofpoint

Description

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 updates from vendor's website.

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