CVE-2023-0089 — The webutils in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/POD) contain a vulnerabili

The webutils in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/POD) contain a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to execute remote code through 'eval injection'.

01What is this vulnerability?

The webutils in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection (PPS/POD) contain a vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to execute remote code through 'eval injection'.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
proofpoint	enterprise_protection	8.*

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-03-08T00:27:25.544Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-28T16:36:53.420Z

09References

• www.proofpoint.com — https://www.proofpoint.com/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-0001