CVE-2016-7547 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the timezone parameter in the admin interface of the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-7547?

CVE-2016-7547 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A command execution flaw on the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 exists with the timezone parameter in the admin_sys_time.cgi interface.

Weakness: CWE-361

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7547?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trendmicro Threat Discovery Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2016-7547 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-7547 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mc6f-m3hx-rw27.

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