Path Traversal in Trendmicro Threat Discovery Appliance
CVE-2016-7552
On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a session_id cookie allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files as root. This can be used to bypass authentication or cause a DoS.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.932 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.875 · newest: 0.932 · change: +0.057
Affected products
- Trendmicro Threat Discovery Appliance — versions 2.6.1062
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/8216/commits/0f07875a2ddb0bfbb4e985… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97599 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7552?
- CVE-2016-7552 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Threat Discovery Appliance, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7552?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7552 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.