Proofpoint Enterprise Protection cross-site scripting | CVE-2023-5771

NAME
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Proofpoint Enterprise Protection cross-site scripting

Platforms Affected:
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection 8.20.0
Proofpoint Enterprise Protection 8.18.6

Risk Level:
6.1

Exploitability:
High

Consequences:
Cross-Site Scripting

DESCRIPTION
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Proofpoint Enterprise Protection is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the AdminUI. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the Email Subject to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None

User Interaction:
Required

Scope:
Changed

Access Vector:
Network



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