What is CVE-2020-8461?

CVE-2020-8461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-8461?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance

CVE-2020-8461

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.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance — versions 6.5 SP2
Trendmicro Interscan_web_security_virtual_appliance — versions 6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

security@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
security@trendmicro.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8461?: CVE-2020-8461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-8461?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.