7.8
HIGH
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.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-46334 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Proofpoint enterprise_protection
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.

  • 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
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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