Administrator command execution via Perl eval
Published Dec 6, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Command injection in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection 8.19.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. The administrator interface passes admin-controlled input to Perl eval(), which interprets it as executable code beyond the permitted command scope. Administrative access is required, and successful exploitation can read or alter data and interrupt the service.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in Proofpoint Enterprise Protection 8.19.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. The administrator interface passes admin-controlled input to Perl eval(), which interprets it as executable code beyond the permitted command scope. Administrative access is required, and successful exploitation can read or alter data and interrupt the service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-46333
- Published
- Dec 6, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Proofpoint
- Product
- Proofpoint Enterprise Protection
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=8.* <=8.19.0 changes=[{"at":"8.19.0 patch 4546","status":"unaffected"},{"at":"8.18.6 patch 4545","status":"unaffected"},{"at":"8.18.4 patch 4544","status":"unaffected"},{"at":"8.13.22 patch 4543","status":"unaffected"}]
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