# CVE-2019-9488: XML external entity in Trend Micro Deep Security

> An attacker with root access to a protected host can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security Manager to read sensitive data or execute code.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8jfp-988r-jm7r

## What is CVE-2019-9488?

CVE-2019-9488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security, published on 11 Sep 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Trend Micro Deep Security Manager (10.x, 11.x) and Vulnerability Protection (2.0) are vulnerable to a XML External Entity Attack. However, for the attack to be possible, the attacker must have root/admin access to a protected host which is authorized to communicate with the Deep Security Manager (DSM).

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9488?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Trendmicro Deep Security Manager, Trendmicro Vulnerability Protection.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-9488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-9488 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Deep Security

- [CVE-2020-15601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15601/): Auth bypass in Trend Micro Deep Security (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2020-15605](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15605/): Auth bypass in Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2020-8602](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8602/): Security feature bypass in Trend Micro Deep Security (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-9488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-9488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Deep Security, published on 11 Sep 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Deep Security. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9488/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9488

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9488/
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