ITM MacOS Agent Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-2023-4801)
Advisory ID: PFPT-SA-2023-0006
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 Information
This vulnerability is identified by CVE-2023-4801.
This vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.5 (High):
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fixed Software
Proofpoint has released fixed software versions 7.14.3.69 and 7.15.0.
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URL
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2023-006
Revision History
| Version | Description | Section | Date |
| 1.0 | Initial release | Sept 13, 2023 |
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