# CVE-2024-53647: Denial of service in Trend Micro ID Security

> Attackers can send unlimited email verification requests, causing abuse or denial of service in Trend Micro ID Security.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 31 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vf2x-wcwg-v9cg

## What is CVE-2024-53647?

CVE-2024-53647 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Trend Micro ID Security, published on 31 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Trend Micro ID Security, version 3.0 and below contains a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to send an unlimited number of email verification requests without any restriction, potentially leading to abuse or denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling), CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53647?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Id Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-53647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53647 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53647 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Trend Micro ID Security, published on 31 Dec 2024. 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-2024-53647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro ID 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-2024-53647/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53647/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53647
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53647
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53647

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53647/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.