Proofpoint Enterprise Protection HTML Injection in Email Body Through Email Subject Vulnerability, CVE-2023-5770
Advisory ID: PFPT-SA-2023-0009
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection contains a vulnerability in the email delivery agent that allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject improperly encoded HTML into the email body of a message through the email subject. The vulnerability is caused by inappropriate encoding when rewriting the email before delivery.
Vulnerability Information
This vulnerability is identified by CVE-2023-5770. Proofpoint has released patches to address this issue.
This vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.3 MEDIUM:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Fixed Software
Proofpoint has released fixed software versions:
8.20.2 patch 4809
8.20.0 patch 4805
8.18.6 patch 4804
All versions below the listed patch levels are vulnerable, including end-of-life software. The fixed software versions are now available through the customer support portal.
Proofpoint On-Demand Customers
No action is required. Applicable fixes have already been deployed by Proofpoint.
Proofpoint On-Premises Customers
If you are running a supported version that is configured to deploy releases automatically, no action is required. Applicable fixes have been automatically deployed.
For on-premise environments that are configured to manually apply releases, install the applicable release as noted above.
If you are running an end of life release please upgrade to a supported release as soon as possible.
For any questions or concerns please contact Proofpoint Support.
URL
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-0009
Revision History
| Version | Description | Section | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Initial Release | January 9, 2024 |
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