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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- www.proofpoint.com/us/security/cve-2019-19680 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2020-0001 (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.