# CVE-2016-3987: The HTTP server in Trend Micro Password Manager allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary commands via the url parameter to (1) api/ope

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2016-04-08 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The HTTP server in Trend Micro Password Manager allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary commands via the url parameter to (1) api/openUrlInDefaultBrowser or (2) api/showSB.

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39218/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135222/TrendMicro-Node.js-HTTP-Server-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034662
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/information-on-reported-vulnerabilities-in-trend-micro-password-manager/
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=693
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39218

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