MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2017-6338

Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.9%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Multiple Access Control issues in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) 6.5 before CP 1746 allow an authenticated, remote user with low privileges like 'Reports Only' or 'Auditor' to change FTP Access Control Settings, create or modify reports, or upload an HTTPS Decryption Certificate and Private Key.
Affected vendor
Trendmicro
Affected product
Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2017-04-05

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 integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-6338

  • 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-2017-6338.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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