Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) XSS in "Attachment Names"

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) XSS in "Attachment Names", CVE-2022-46332

Advisory ID: PFPT-SA-2022-0002

The Admin Smart Search feature in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that enables an anonymous email sender to gain admin privileges within the user interface.

This affects all versions 8.19.0 and below.

Vulnerability Information

This vulnerability is identified by CVE-2022-46332. Proofpoint has released patches to address this issue.  If you are running an end of life version, please update to a fully supported version as soon as possible.

This vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.6:

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

Fixed Software

Proofpoint has released the following patches:

8.19.0 patch 4546
8.18.6 patch 4545
8.18.4 patch 4544
8.13.22 patch 4543

The patches 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.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to ly1g3 for their co-ordinated disclosure of this issue.

URL

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0002

Revision History

Version Description Section Date
1.0 Initial Release   December 6, 2022

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