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CVE-2022-46332 (GCVE-0-2022-46332)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-06 19:52 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:11
VLAI
Title
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) XSS in "Attachment Names"
Summary
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.
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 16:11 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
proofpoint enterprise_protection Affected: 8.* , ≤ 8.19.0 (semver)
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Date Public
2022-12-06 20:00
Credits
ly1g3
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