CVE-2018-6220 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to inject arbitrary data, which may lead to gaining code execution on vulnerable systems.

Published: 2018-03-15

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 10.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Trend Micro

Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:email_encryption_gateway:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10397.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119349
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilities
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44166/

History

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Subscriptions

Trendmicro Email Encryption Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trendmicro

Published: 2018-03-15T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:54:53.206Z

Reserved: 2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-6220

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-15T19:29:00.610

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:01:31.900

Link: CVE-2018-6220

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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