THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-6266
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-6266

Smart Protection Server vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
8.2%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
ccca_ajaxhandler.php in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server 2.5 before build 2200, 2.6 before build 2106, and 3.0 before build 1330 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) host or (2) apikey parameter in a register action, (3) enable parameter in a save_stting action, or (4) host or (5) apikey parameter in a test_connection action.
Affected vendor
Trendmicro
Affected product
Smart Protection Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2017-01-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 8.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-6266

  • Confirm whether Trendmicro Smart Protection Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-6266.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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