Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2021 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2021-40842

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the Web Console. The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation on the database name parameter required in certain unauthenticated APIs. A malicious URL visited by anyone with network access to the server could be used to blindly execute arbitrary SQL statements on the backend database. Version 7.12.0 and all versions prior to 7.11.2 are affected.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories x_refsource_MISC
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0008 x_refsource_MISC