Interscan Web Security SuiteApplication · Trendmicro

CVE-2009-0613

MEDIUM · 6.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2009-02-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
66/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Suite (IWSS) 3.1 before build 1237 allows remote authenticated Auditor and Report Only users to bypass intended permission settings, and modify the system configuration, via requests to unspecified JSP pages.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Suite 3.1 before build 1237 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability where authenticated users with Auditor or Report Only roles can modify system configuration by accessing unspecified JSP pages, bypassing the intended read-only permission model.

MitigationUpgrade to IWSS build 1237 or later. If upgrade is not possible, restrict Auditor and Report Only user accounts to prevent access to configuration-related URLs and monitor for unauthorized configuration changes.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Interscan Web Security SuiteApplication
Affected:= 3.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed IWSS version and build
    Locate the Interscan Web Security Suite installation and check its version information, typically found in the product about section, installer properties, or registry entries under the Trend Micro installation directory
    Affected if The installed version is 3.1 with a build number lower than 1237
  2. Confirm Auditor role accounts exist
    Access the IWSS user management console and review the list of configured user accounts, specifically identifying accounts assigned the Auditor role
    Affected if Any user account with Auditor role is present in the system
  3. Confirm Report Only role accounts exist
    Access the IWSS user management console and review the list of configured user accounts, specifically identifying accounts assigned the Report Only role
    Affected if Any user account with Report Only role is present in the system
  4. Verify configuration JSP page access
    Attempt to access known configuration-related JSP pages (such as those under the admin or config paths) using an account with only Auditor or Report Only role permissions
    Affected if A read-only role user can successfully access and submit changes to configuration JSP pages

The environment is affected if IWSS version 3.1 is installed with a build prior to 1237 and any Auditor or Report Only role accounts exist with the ability to modify configuration settings.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to IWSS build 1237 or later. If upgrade is not possible, restrict Auditor and Report Only user accounts to prevent access to configuration-related URLs and monitor for unauthorized configuration changes.

Fix this in Interscan Web Security Suite Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,280
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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