CVE-2022-46334
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) contains a vulnerability which allows the pps user to escalate to root privileges due to unnecessary permissions. This affects all versions 8.19.0 and below.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 21, 2022, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 11, 2023, 10:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-46334.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0004 | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2022-46334 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2022-46334 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3.1 Proofpoint Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 Proofpoint Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason PR-Attacker as "user" -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 04, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0004 No Types Assigned https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0004 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.19.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-46334 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-2022-46334
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.12907
percentile