CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-6338

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Published: Apr 05, 2017 | Modified: Oct 03, 2019
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Interscan_web_security_virtual_appliance Trendmicro * 6.5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Run the code in a “jail” or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which files can be accessed in a particular directory or which commands can be executed by the software.
  • OS-level examples include the Unix chroot jail, AppArmor, and SELinux. In general, managed code may provide some protection. For example, java.io.FilePermission in the Java SecurityManager allows the software to specify restrictions on file operations.
  • This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of the application may still be subject to compromise.
  • Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.

References