CVE-2016-9315 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) version 6.5-SP2_Build_Linux_1707 and earlier. Authenticated, remote users with low privileges can exploit this to change the Master Admin's password or add new administrative accounts. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:interscan_web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.