# CVE-2018-10356: SQL injection in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary SQL statements leading to remote code execution in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r7m3-379j-gjjw

## What is CVE-2018-10356?

CVE-2018-10356 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway, published on 23 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A SQL injection remote code execution vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements on vulnerable installations due to a flaw in the formRequestDomains class. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10356?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Email Encryption Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10356?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-10356 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway

- [CVE-2018-6220](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6220/): File upload in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-6223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6223/): Missing authorization in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-6228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6228/): SQL injection in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-6229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6229/): SQL injection in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-4351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4351/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10356 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-10356 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway, published on 23 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway. 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-2018-10356/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10356/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10356
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10356
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10356

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