# North Grid Proself Improper Restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) Reference · pwn.watch

> 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. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-12-03. CVE-2023-45727 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/north-grid-proself-cve-2023-45727 · generated 2026-10-23T04:59:28.006Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: North Grid Proself
- Started: 2024-12-03 · closed: 2024-12-03
- CVEs: CVE-2023-45727
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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- JSON Feed: https://pwn.watch/i/north-grid-proself-cve-2023-45727/feed.json
- Full data (timeline, sources, posts, agentBrief): https://pwn.watch/i/north-grid-proself-cve-2023-45727.json
- This file: https://pwn.watch/i/north-grid-proself-cve-2023-45727/llms.txt

## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-12-03: CISA added CVE-2023-45727 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-24) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: North Grid Proself Improper Restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) Reference

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/north-grid-proself-cve-2023-45727 · status: closed (closed Dec 3, 2024) · severity: high · updated Dec 3, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
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. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-12-03. CVE-2023-45727 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Severity detail: CVSS 7.5 (v3.1, CISA-ADP), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: North Grid Proself
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2023-45727

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Dec 3, 2024: CISA added CVE-2023-45727 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-24)

## Advisories
- [North Grid advisory: CVE-2023-45727](https://www.proself.jp/information/153/) (North Grid)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-45727](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45727) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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