# CVE-2023-35998: ITM Server Missing Authorization in SOAP Endpoints

> An attacker with a valid agent token can read and write unauthorized objects via SOAP endpoints in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6h5p-4q9x-7ch2

## What is CVE-2023-35998?

CVE-2023-35998 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, published on 27 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35998?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-35998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-35998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management

- [CVE-2021-40842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40842/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-10655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10655/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-10656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10656/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-10658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10658/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40843/): Deserialization in n/a (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-35998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-35998 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, published on 27 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Proofpoint Insider Threat Management. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35998/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35998

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35998/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.