VDB-97895 · CVE-2017-6398 · BID 96859

Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security 9.1-1600 command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security 9.1-1600. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-6398. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security 9.1-1600 (Anti-Malware Software). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security (Virtual Appliance) 9.1-1600. An authenticated user can execute a terminal command in the context of the web server user (which is root). Besides, the default installation of IMSVA comes with default administrator credentials. The saveCert.imss endpoint takes several user inputs and performs blacklisting. After that, it uses them as arguments to a predefined operating-system command without proper sanitization. However, because of an improper blacklisting rule, it's possible to inject arbitrary commands into it.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2017. The weakness was published 03/14/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6398 since 02/28/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96859†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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MetaSploit ID: trend_micro_imsva_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security (Virtual Appliance) Remote Code Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-6398 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97895
SecurityFocus: 96859 - Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security CVE-2017-6398 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6398 - Trend Micro - InterScan Messaging Security - Command Execution Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2017 15:08
Updated: 09/06/2020 12:24
Changes: 03/14/2017 15:08 (61), 09/06/2020 12:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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