Proofpoint Enterprise Protection up to 18.7.x Security Control access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection up to 18.7.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Security Control Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2021-31608. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection up to 18.7.x. This affects an unknown code block of the component Security Control Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Proofpoint Enterprise Protection before 18.8.0 allows a Bypass of a Security Control.

The weakness was disclosed 11/18/2022. The advisory is shared at proofpoint.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-31608 since 04/23/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 18.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enterprise Protection 18.8.0

Timelineinfo

04/23/2021 🔍
11/18/2022 +574 days 🔍
11/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/20/2022 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: proofpoint.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-31608 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-31608
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213897

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2022 08:42
Updated: 12/20/2022 09:38
Changes: 11/18/2022 08:42 (40), 12/20/2022 09:38 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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