What is CVE-2023-4801?

CVE-2023-4801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-4801?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management

CVE-2023-4801

An improper certification validation vulnerability in the Insider Threat Management (ITM) Agent for MacOS could be used by an anonymous actor on an adjacent network to establish a man-in-the-middle position between the agent and the ITM server after the agent has registered. All versions prior to 7.14.3.69 are affected. Agents for Windows, Linux, and Cloud are unaffected.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.002 (13.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Proofpoint Insider Threat Management — versions 0
Proofpoint Insider_threat_management

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

security@proofpoint.com (Broken Link)
nvd@nist.gov (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4801?: CVE-2023-4801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-4801?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.