CVE-2020-14009
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Malformed Multipart Email Attachment Scanning Bypass
Description
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) before 8.16.4 contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to deliver an email message with a malicious attachment that bypasses scanning and file-blocking rules. The vulnerability exists because messages with certain crafted and malformed multipart structures are not properly handled.
INFO
Published Date :
May 7, 2021, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 19, 2021, 7:51 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-14009.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0006 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 19, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Changed Reference Type https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories No Types Assigned https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0006 No Types Assigned https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0006 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-354 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.13.16 *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.14.0 up to (excluding) 8.16.4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 12, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) before 8.17.0 contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to deliver an email message with a malicious attachment that bypasses scanning and file-blocking rules. The vulnerability exists because messages with certain crafted and malformed multipart structures are not properly handled. Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) before 8.16.4 contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to deliver an email message with a malicious attachment that bypasses scanning and file-blocking rules. The vulnerability exists because messages with certain crafted and malformed multipart structures are not properly handled.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-14009 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-14009
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.00%
score
0.38357
percentile