The mail-filter web interface in Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway 6.2.0.263:6.2.0.237 and earlier in Proofpoint Protection Server 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 6.0.2, 6.1.1, and 6.2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messaging_security_gateway | Proofpoint | * | 6.2.0.263:6.2.0.237 (including) |
| Protection_server | Proofpoint | 5.5.3 (including) | 5.5.3 (including) |
| Protection_server | Proofpoint | 5.5.4 (including) | 5.5.4 (including) |
| Protection_server | Proofpoint | 5.5.5 (including) | 5.5.5 (including) |
| Protection_server | Proofpoint | 6.0.2 (including) | 6.0.2 (including) |
| Protection_server | Proofpoint | 6.1.1 (including) | 6.1.1 (including) |
| Protection_server | Proofpoint | 6.2.0 (including) | 6.2.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- http://www.clearskies.net/documents/css-advisory-css1105-proofpoint.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/790980
- https://support.proofpoint.com/article.cgi?article_id=338413
- http://www.clearskies.net/documents/css-advisory-css1105-proofpoint.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/790980
- https://support.proofpoint.com/article.cgi?article_id=338413