What is CVE-2021-40842?

CVE-2021-40842 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-40842?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server

CVE-2021-40842

Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the Web Console. The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation on the database name parameter required in certain unauthenticated APIs. A malicious URL visited by anyone with network access to the server could be used to blindly execute arbitrary SQL statements on the backend database. Version 7.12.0 and all versions prior to 7.11.2 are affected.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.010 (58.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Proofpoint Insider_threat_management_server — versions 7.12.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40842?: CVE-2021-40842 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-40842?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.