Vulnerability · Published Dec 6, 2022 · Assigned by Proofpoint

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

Critical 9.6

In plain English

A critical-severity cross-site scripting in enterprise_protection from proofpoint. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
proofpoint enterprise_protection 8.* – through 8.19.0

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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