# CVE-2019-9490: Information disclosure in InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance

> An authenticated attacker can disclose administrative credentials in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance, potentially leading to full system compromise.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xmqq-mrv9-8jqp

## What is CVE-2019-9490?

CVE-2019-9490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance, published on 5 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance version 6.5 SP2 could allow an non-authorized user to disclose administrative credentials. An attacker must be an authenticated user in order to exploit the vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9490?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-9490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-9490 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance

- [CVE-2016-9269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9269/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-8465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8465/): Auth bypass in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8466/): Command injection in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-28578](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28578/): Memory corruption in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8606/): Auth bypass in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-9490 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-9490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance, published on 5 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance. 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-2019-9490/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9490/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9490
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9490
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9490

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9490/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.