An issue was discovered in Proofpoint Email Protection through 2019-09-08. By collecting scores from Proofpoint email headers, it is possible to build a copy-cat Machine Learning Classification model and extract insights from this model. The insights gathered allow an attacker to craft emails that receive preferable scores, with a goal of delivering malicious emails.
The product compares two entities in a security-relevant context, but the comparison is incorrect, which may lead to resultant weaknesses.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email_protection | Proofpoint | * | 2019-09-08 (including) |
This Pillar covers several possibilities: