# CVE-2017-6338: Missing authorization in n/a

> Low-privileged users can modify FTP settings, reports, and upload certificates due to missing authorization checks in Trend Micro IWSVA.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5wg6-2996-wxf8

## What is CVE-2017-6338?

CVE-2017-6338 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6338?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6338?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6338 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-6338 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) 6.5 SP2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-9269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9269/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-8465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8465/): Auth bypass in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8466/): Command injection in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-28578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28578/): Memory corruption in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8606/): Auth bypass in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6338 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6338 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-6338 exists.

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-2017-6338/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6338/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6338
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6338
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6338

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