# CVE-2016-6268: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local webserver users can execute arbitrary code with root privileges by placing a malicious WAR file in the Solr directory.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2mjh-jc9q-3j6q

## What is CVE-2016-6268?

CVE-2016-6268 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Trend Micro Smart Protection Server 2.5 before build 2200, 2.6 before build 2106, and 3.0 before build 1330 allows local webserv users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a Trojan horse .war file in the Solr webapps directory.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6268?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Smart Protection Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-6268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-6268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-6231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6231/): Command injection in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14094/): Command injection in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14097](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14097/): Information disclosure in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6269/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-10350](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10350/): SQL injection in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-6268 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2016-6268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6268/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6268

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