CVE-2011-1902 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the web interface of Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway and Proofpoint Protection Server. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, but only impacting confidentiality. There is no known exploit code publicly available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.2.0.263\:6.2.0.237CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:messaging_security_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:protection_server:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:protection_server:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:protection_server:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:protection_server:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.