Trend Micro Virus Buster up to 3.5.4 cgiWebupdate.exe File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Trend Micro Virus Buster up to 3.5.4. Impacted is an unknown function of the file cgiWebupdate.exe. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure (File). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-1150. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Virus Buster up to 3.5.4 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file cgiWebupdate.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in cgiWebupdate.exe in Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition (aka Virus Buster) 3.5.2 through 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

The weakness was disclosed 08/22/2001 by Nobuo Miwa as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-1150. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11722 (Trend Micro Virus Buster cgiWebupdate.exe Arbitrary File Retrieval), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10391 (Trend Micro OfficeScan Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2237.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7014), Tenable (11722), SecurityFocus (BID 3216†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2056†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 11722
Nessus Name: Trend Micro Virus Buster cgiWebupdate.exe Arbitrary File Retrieval
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OpenVAS ID: 11722
OpenVAS Name: cgiWebupdate.exe vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2237
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP cgiWebupdate.exe access
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09/27/2025 +4099 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nobuo Miwa
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1150 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1150
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17242
X-Force: 7014
SecurityFocus: 3216 - Trend Micro OfficeScan Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2056 - Trend Micro OfficeScan/Virus Buster cgiWebupdate.exe Allows Arbitrary File Read, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 15:15
Updated: 09/27/2025 23:40
Changes: 07/08/2014 15:15 (76), 05/12/2019 18:29 (1), 09/27/2025 23:40 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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