Advisory Details

April 11th, 2017

Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector policy_setting Arbitrary File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-17-283
ZDI-CAN-4427

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE 10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS Trend Micro
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Deep Discovery Email Inspector
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['27634']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Trend Micro Deep Discovery Email Inspector. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within policy_setting.php. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can allow for the upload of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the root user.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1117093
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2017-02-16 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-04-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Nikolay Klendar
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