CVE-2018-6225

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Published Mar 15, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

An XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an authenticated user to expose a normally protected configuration script.

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

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-17986	An XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an authenticated user to expose a normally protected configuration script.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.9% (3.912% 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

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Subscriptions

Trendmicro Email Encryption Gateway

Weaknesses

CWE-611

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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