CVE-2020-8461 Cross-site request forgery in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass CSRF protections to force victims to send unauthorized requests to the Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-8461?

CVE-2020-8461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance, published on 17 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A CSRF protection bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 SP2 could allow an attacker to get a victim's browser to send a specifically encoded request without requiring a valid CSRF token.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8461?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trendmicro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-8461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-784w-4q35-257w.

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