Trend Micro Virus Buster up to 3.0 Management Console cgiChkMasterPasswd.exe config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Trend Micro Virus Buster up to 3.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file cgiChkMasterPasswd.exe of the component Management Console. The manipulation results in config. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2003-1341. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Further authentication should be added.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Virus Buster up to 3.0 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the file cgiChkMasterPasswd.exe of the component Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-16. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The default installation of Trend Micro OfficeScan 3.0 through 3.54 and 5.x allows remote attackers to bypass authentication from cgiChkMasterPasswd.exe and gain access to the web management console via a direct request to cgiMasterPwd.exe.

The bug was discovered 01/14/2003. The weakness was shared 01/14/2003 by Rod Boron (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-1341 since 10/14/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11057 (Trend Micro OfficeScan CGI Directory Insufficient Permissions Vulnerability).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11059), Exploit-DB (22171), SecurityFocus (BID 6616†), OSVDB (6181†) and Secunia (SA7881†). The entries VDB-21265, VDB-21266 and VDB-21267 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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01/15/2003 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2003 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +349 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Rod Boron
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-1341 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1341
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21264
X-Force: 11059
SecurityFocus: 6616 - Trend Micro OfficeScan CGI Directory Insufficient Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 7881 - TrendMicro security bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 6181 - Trend Micro OfficeScan cgiMasterPwd.exe Direct Request Authentication Bypass
Vulnerability Center: 9317 - Trend Micro OfficeScan 3.5-3.54 CGI Directory Authentication Bypass, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 08/28/2014 17:52
Updated: 07/14/2025 01:10
Changes: 08/28/2014 17:52 (70), 06/09/2019 21:33 (4), 04/21/2025 09:56 (23), 07/14/2025 01:10 (3)
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