CVE-2023-0090

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection webservices unauthenticated RCE

State: Published
Severity: 9.8 Critical
Published: Mar 8, 2023
Updated: Feb 28, 2025
Reserved: Jan 5, 2023

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	9.8 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	Proofpoint

Weaknesses

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

Affected Products

Product	Versions
enterprise_protectionproofpoint	8.* through 8.20.0Affectedfrom 8.20.0 patch 4570Not affectedfrom 8.18.6 patch 4568Not affectedfrom 8.18.4 patch 4567Not affectedfrom 8.13.22 patch 4566Not affected

References

https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-0001

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