# CVE-2017-14094: Command injection in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone)

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands remotely via cron job injection in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r7qg-747f-482v

## What is CVE-2017-14094?

CVE-2017-14094 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone), published on 19 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) versions 3.2 and below could allow an attacker to perform remote command execution via a cron job injection on a vulnerable system.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14094?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Smart Protection Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14094?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14094 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14094 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Trend Micro Smart Protection Server - Session Hijacking / Log File Disclosure / Remote Command Execution / Cron Job Injection / Local File Inclusion / Stored Cross-Site Scripting / Improper Access Control (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone)

- [CVE-2018-6231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6231/): 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)
- [CVE-2017-11398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11398/): Information disclosure in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14094 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14094 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone), published on 19 Jan 2018. 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-2017-14094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone). 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-2017-14094/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14094/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14094
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14094
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14094

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