CVE-2020-8463: trend micro trend micro interscan web security virtual appliance Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-8463 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in trend micro trend micro interscan web security virtual appliance. EPSS estimates a 5.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 17-12-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 SP2 could allow an attacker to bypass a global authorization check for anonymous users by manipulating request paths.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.