Vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection
CVE-2019-19680
A file-extension filtering vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS / PoD), in the unpatched versions of PPS through 8.9.22 and 8.14.2 respectively, allows attackers to bypass protection mechanisms (related to extensions, MIME types, virus detection, and journal entries for transmitted files) by sending malformed (not RFC compliant) multipart email.
EPSS: 0.011 (60.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Proofpoint Enterprise_protection
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-19680?
- CVE-2019-19680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-13.
- How severe is CVE-2019-19680?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.