Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-5771
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection contains a stored XSS vulnerability in the AdminUI. An unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted email with HTML in the subject which triggers XSS when viewing quarantined messages. This issue affects Proofpoint Enterprise Protection: from 8.20.0 before patch 4796, from 8.18.6 before patch 4795 and all other prior versions.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2023-5771
- cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:8.18.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:8.20.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5771
0.40%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 58 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5771
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.1
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
NIST | |
|
6.1
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
Proofpoint Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-5771
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- security@proofpoint.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-5771
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https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-0010
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Cross-Site-Scripting in AdminUI via Email Subject Vulnerability | Proofpoint USVendor Advisory
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