# CVE-2016-1223: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on Trend Micro OfficeScan and Worry-Free Business Security servers due to a directory traversal flaw.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-558w-72f6-cp4j

## What is CVE-2016-1223?

CVE-2016-1223 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trendmicro Officescan, published on 19 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Office Scan 11.0, Worry-Free Business Security Service 5.x, and Worry-Free Business Security 9.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1223?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Trendmicro Officescan, Trendmicro Worry-Free Business Security, Trendmicro Worry-Free Business Security Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1223 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trendmicro Officescan

- [CVE-2019-18187](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18187/): Trend Micro OfficeScan Directory Traversal (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-14089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14089/): Memory corruption in Trend Micro OfficeScan (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11393/): Command injection in Trend Micro OfficeScan (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11394/): Command injection in Trend Micro OfficeScan (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10508](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10508/): Privilege escalation in Trend Micro OfficeScan (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1223 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1223 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Trendmicro Officescan, published on 19 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trendmicro Officescan. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1223/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1223/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1223
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1223
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1223

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1223/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.