CVE-2022-46332 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Admin Smart Search feature in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that enables an anonymous email sender to gain admin privileges within the user interface. This affects all versions 8.19.0 and below.

Published: 2022-12-06

Score: 9.6 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

proofpoint

enterprise_protection

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.*`	affected	≤ 8.19.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:enterprise_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-49149	The Admin Smart Search feature in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/PoD) contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that enables an anonymous email sender to gain admin privileges within the user interface. This affects all versions 8.19.0 and below.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0082.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2022-0002

History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Proofpoint

Published: 2022-12-06T19:52:02.111Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:11:39.031Z

Reserved: 2022-11-29T16:10:15.064Z

Link: CVE-2022-46332

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:31:46.570Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-06T20:15:10.610

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:30:24.360

Link: CVE-2022-46332

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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