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CVE-2023-45727

North Grid Proself Improper Restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) Reference Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.5EPSS 3.54%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 December 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Proself Enterprise/Standard Edition Ver5.62 and earlier, Proself Gateway Edition Ver1.65 and earlier, and Proself Mail Sanitize Edition Ver1.08 and earlier allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. By processing a specially crafted request containing malformed XML data, arbitrary files on the server containing account information may be read by the attacker.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
3.54% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 December 2024 · due 24 December 2024
Weakness
CWE-611
Affected
northgrid/proself
Source
vultures@jpcert.or.jp

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://www.proself.jp/information/153/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45727

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.