CVE-2023-35998
ITM Server Missing Authorization in SOAP Endpoints
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.6
ITM Server Missing Authorization in SOAP Endpoints
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-35998- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-39982
4.6
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-39982- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6h5p-4q9x-7ch2
4.6
A missing authorization check in multiple SOAP endpoints of the Insider Threat Management Server...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6h5p-4q9x-7ch2- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.6
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-35998- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-35998 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Proofpoint Insider Threat Management, published June 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.