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CVE-2021-40842

9.8 CRITICAL

Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the Web Console

Published: 2021-10-13 · Last updated: 2026-06-17

Severity and scoring

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-89

Affected products

VendorProduct
proofpointinsider_threat_management_server

Description

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.

Source: NVD

References

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