# CVE-2021-25241: Server-side request forgery in Trend Micro Apex One

> An unauthenticated attacker can exploit an SSRF vulnerability to locate online agents, resulting in information disclosure.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hj87-9mrp-3rp8

## What is CVE-2021-25241?

CVE-2021-25241 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 4 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A server-side request forgery (SSRF) information disclosure vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 could allow an unauthenticated user to locate online agents via a sweep.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25241?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Trendmicro Apex One, Trendmicro Worry-Free Business Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25241?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25241 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trendmicro Apex One

- [CVE-2020-8599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8599/): Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-54948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54948/): Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection (critical 9.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-36741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36741/): Trend Micro Multiple Products Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-8467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8467/): Trend Micro Apex One and OfficeScan Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-8468](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8468/): Trend Micro Multiple Products Content Validation Escape (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25241 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Trendmicro Apex One, published on 4 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trendmicro Apex One. 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-2021-25241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25241

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25241/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.