Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

August 27th, 2020
ZDI-20-1083 ZDI-CAN-11431

CVE ID

CVE-2020-15605

CVSS Score

8.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors

Trend Micro

Affected Products

Vulnerability Protection

Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Trend Micro Vulnerability Protection. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the Vulnerability Protection console. The issue results from the lack of proper validation prior to authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system.

Additional Details

Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000252039

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2020-07-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-08-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

Partick Hussey - Longwall Security

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