CVE-2016-1223: trendmicro officescan Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1223 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in trendmicro officescan. EPSS estimates a 4.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-06-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Trend Micro Office Scan 11.0, Worry-Free Business Security Service 5.x, and Worry-Free Business Security 9.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.