CVE-2024-3676 HIGH

CVE-2024-3676

Vendor Proofpoint
Product Enterprise Protection
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published May 14, 2024
Last update August 1, 2024

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Proofpoint Encryption endpoint of Proofpoint Enterprise Protection contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker with a specially crafted HTTP request to create additional Encryption user accounts under the attacker's control.  These accounts are able to send spoofed email to any users within the domains configured by the Administrator.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 14, 2024 CVE published
August 1, 2024 Record updated