# CVE-2016-7552: On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a session\_id cookie allows a remote, unauthent

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2017-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a session_id cookie allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files as root. This can be used to bypass authentication or cause a DoS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/8216/commits/0f07875a2ddb0bfbb4e985ab074e9fc56da1dcf6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97599
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/trendmicro_threat_discovery_admin_sys_time_cmdi.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-7552.yaml

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