CVE-2018-6223

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Published Mar 15, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 10.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

A missing authentication for appliance registration vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to manipulate the registration process of the product to reset configuration parameters.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Trend Micro

Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:email_encryption_gateway:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-17984	A missing authentication for appliance registration vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an attacker to manipulate the registration process of the product to reset configuration parameters.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 10.0% (10.012% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119349
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilities
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44166/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Trendmicro Email Encryption Gateway

Weaknesses

CWE-306

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trendmicro
Published: Mar 15, 2018, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:54 AM
Reserved: Jan 25, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:01 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 15, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:01 AM

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