CVE-2018-6229 in the critical feed json
A SQL injection vulnerability in an Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 edit policy script could allow an attacker to execute SQL comm…
published 2018-03-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17990
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.2%
- EPSS 10.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
A SQL injection vulnerability in an Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 edit policy script could allow an attacker to execute SQL commands to upload and execute arbitrary code that may harm the target system.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-44166)
- Published
Exploit prediction
10.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-44166 Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 (Build 1111.00) - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2018-02-22
- coresecurity.com https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilities referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Trend Micro Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
References
-
success.trendmicro.com
/solution/1119349
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/44166/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
coresecurity.com
/advisories/trend-micro-email-encryption-gateway-multiple-vulnerabilities
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-6229
- NVD CVE-2018-6229
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