CVE-2023-45727: North Grid Proself Improper Restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) Reference Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
North Grid Proself Enterprise/Standard, Gateway, and Mail Sanitize contain an improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) reference vulnerability, which could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to conduct an XXE attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to conduct an XXE attack due to improper restriction of XML External Entity references.
- Who is affected
- Users of North Grid Proself products are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates from North Grid.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45727
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2023-45727Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 88% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-45727 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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