Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-45727
North Grid Proself Improper Restriction of XML Ext - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Proself Enterprise/Standard Edition Ver5.62 and earlier, Proself Gateway Edition Ver1.65 and earlier, and Proself Mail Sanitize Edition Ver1.08 and earlier allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. By processing a specially crafted request containing malformed XML data, arbitrary files on the server containing account information may be read by the attacker.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 18, 2023, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 6, 2024, 2 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

North Grid Proself Enterprise/Standard, Gateway, and Mail Sanitize contain an improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) reference vulnerability, which could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to conduct an XXE attack.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://www.proself.jp/information/153/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45727

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-45727 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-45727 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 Northgrid proself
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-2023-45727.

URL Resource
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN95981460/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.proself.jp/information/153/ Vendor Advisory
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN95981460/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.proself.jp/information/153/ 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-2023-45727 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
⚡ THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips (Dec 2 - 8)

Cyber Threats / Weekly Recap This week's cyber world is like a big spy movie. Hackers are breaking into other hackers' setups, sneaky malware is hiding in popular software, and AI-powered scams are tr ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 09, 2024 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)
  • The Cyber Express
CISA Adds Three Critical Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog: Immediate Action Urged

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, adding three critical vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 05, 2024 (2 weeks, 5 days ago)
  • The Hacker News
CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Flaws in Zyxel, ProjectSend, and CyberPanel

Vulnerability / Threat Intelligence The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added multiple security flaws affecting products from Zyxel, North Grid Proself, ProjectSend, and C ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 05, 2024 (2 weeks, 5 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CISA Flags Three Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Critical Systems

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert regarding three critical security vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild. These vulnerabilities, now included in ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 04, 2024 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
CISA KEV Catalog Update Part I – December 2024

The US CISA has added the below vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog based on the evidence of active exploitation.CVE-2023-45727 Tracked as CWE-611, North Grid Proself Enterp ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 04, 2024 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)
  • The Hacker News
CISA Urges Agencies to Patch Critical "Array Networks" Flaw Amid Active Attacks

Vulnerability / Network Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Array Networks AG and vxAG secure acces ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 26, 2024 (4 weeks ago)
  • Trend Micro
Spot the Difference: Earth Kasha's New LODEINFO Campaign And The Correlation Analysis With The APT10 Umbrella

This blog is based on a presentation by the authors at Virus Bulletin 2024. Introduction LODEINFO is a malware used in attacks targeting mainly Japan since 2019. Trend Micro has been tracking the grou ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 19, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • cybereason.com
CUCKOO SPEAR Part 1: Analyzing NOOPDOOR from an IR Perspective

This Threat Analysis Report will delve into a newly discovered nation-state level threat Campaign tracked by Cybereason as Cuckoo Spear. It will outline how the associated Threat Actor persists stealt ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 13, 2024 (3 months, 1 week ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-45727 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 CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Dec. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Vulnerability Name North Grid Proself Improper Restriction of XML External Entity (XEE) Reference Vulnerability North Grid Proself Improper Restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) Reference Vulnerability
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Dec. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2024-12-03
    Added Due Date 2024-12-24
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Vulnerability Name North Grid Proself Improper Restriction of XML External Entity (XEE) Reference Vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-611
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN95981460/
    Added Reference https://www.proself.jp/information/153/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN95981460/ No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN95981460/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.proself.jp/information/153/ No Types Assigned https://www.proself.jp/information/153/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:northgrid:proself:*:*:*:*:mail_sanitize:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.09 *cpe:2.3:a:northgrid:proself:*:*:*:*:gateway:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.66 *cpe:2.3:a:northgrid:proself:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.63 *cpe:2.3:a:northgrid:proself:*:*:*:*:standard:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.63
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-2023-45727 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-2023-45727 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

28.70 }} -12.77%

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