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FKIE_CVE-2023-0090

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-03-08 01:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:24

Severity

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

The webservices in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/POD) contain a vulnerability that allows for an anonymous user to execute remote code through 'eval injection'. Exploitation requires network access to the webservices API, but such access is a non-standard configuration. This affects all versions 8.20.0 and below.

References

	URL	Tags
	security@proofpoint.com	https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-0001	Vendor Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-0001	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
proofpoint	enterprise_protection	*
proofpoint	enterprise_protection	*
proofpoint	enterprise_protection	8.18.6
proofpoint	enterprise_protection	8.20.0

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CVE-2023-0090 (GCVE-0-2023-0090)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-08 00:27 – Updated: 2025-02-28 18:28

Title

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection webservices unauthenticated RCE

Summary

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-28 18:28 UTC

CWE

CWE-95 - Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

Assigner

Proofpoint mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advi…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
proofpoint	enterprise_protection	Affected: 8.* , ≤ 8.20.0 (semver)

Date Public

2023-03-07 20:00

Credits

ly1g3

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