ITM Server Missing Authorization in SOAP Endpoints
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A missing authorization check in multiple SOAP endpoints of the Insider Threat Management Server enables an attacker on an adjacent network to read and write unauthorized objects. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to first obtain a valid agent authentication token. All versions before 7.14.3 are affected.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proofpoint | Insider Threat Management | before 7.14.3 | 7.14.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Insider Threat Management VendorProofpoint Affected before 7.14.3 Fixed in 7.14.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.14.3 | Vulnerable | Proofpoint |
- cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.14.3 Vulnerable ·Proofpoint
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Insider Threat Management (Proofpoint) Fixed in 7.14.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management 7.14.3
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-18058 ITM Server Missing Authorization for Agent ConfigPriority LOW 29
- TI-2023-02640 ITM Windows Agent Insecure Filesystem PermissionsPriority LOW 24
- TI-2023-18059 ITM Server Missing Authorization for URL validationPriority LOW 20
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-35998
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6h5p-4q9x-7ch2
References
More Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-08565 The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server (formerly ObserveIT Server) before 7.9.1… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-08563 The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server (formerly ObserveIT Server) before 7.9.1… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-08562 The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server (formerly ObserveIT Server) before 7.9.1… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17766 Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-08564 The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server (formerly ObserveIT Server) before 7.9.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-17767 Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server contains an unsafe deserialization… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-35998 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-35998 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6h5p-4q9x-7ch2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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