CVE-2018-10355 Weak cryptography in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway

High 7.0 Published 23 May 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker with database access can recover user passwords due to weak cryptography in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-10355?

CVE-2018-10355 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway, published on 23 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authentication weakness vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to recover user passwords on vulnerable installations due to a flaw in the DBCrypto class. An attacker must first obtain access to the user database on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10355?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trendmicro Email Encryption Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10355?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10355 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-10355 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10355 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-49rg-f69p-79rc.