CVE-2020-8465: trend micro trend micro interscan web security virtual appliance Improper Authentication
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-8465 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Authentication vulnerability in trend micro trend micro interscan web security virtual appliance. EPSS estimates a 2.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 17-12-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 SP2 could allow an attacker to manipulate system updates using a combination of CSRF bypass (CVE-2020-8461) and authentication bypass (CVE-2020-8464) to execute code as user root.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.69%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.69% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (sec-consult.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
- CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
Affected systems
Trend micro1 product
Trendmicro1 product
2 vendors · 2 products