HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-9314

Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
Sensitive Information Disclosure in com.trend.iwss.gui.servlet.ConfigBackup in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) version 6.5-SP2_Build_Linux_1707 and earlier allows authenticated, remote users with least privileges to backup the system configuration and download it onto their local machine. This backup file contains sensitive information like passwd/shadow files, RSA certificates, Private Keys and Default Passphrase, etc. This was resolved in Version 6.5 CP 1737.
Affected vendor
Trendmicro
Affected product
Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2017-02-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, 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 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-9314

  • Confirm whether Trendmicro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-9314.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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