CVE-2018-10509
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan 11.0 SP1 and XG could allow a attacker to exploit it via a Browser Refresh attack on vulnerable installations. An attacker must be using a AD logon user account in order to exploit this vulnerability.
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 confidenceVulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan 11.0 SP1 and XG endpoint security software, exploitable through a Browser Refresh attack technique. Requires an authenticated AD (Active Directory) user account to exploit, indicating an authenticated session manipulation or privilege escalation issue in the product's web interface.
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= 11.0= xgCVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify OfficeScan installationCheck the installed version of Trend Micro OfficeScan endpoint security software through the product console, installed programs list, or product information panelAffected if Version is 11.0 or XG (any build)
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Verify web console accessibilityConfirm the OfficeScan web management console is accessible by accessing the web interface URL (typically https://server:4343 or similar)Affected if Web console is reachable and responds
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Confirm AD authentication is enabledCheck if OfficeScan is configured to use Active Directory user authentication for console access through the authentication settings in the product configurationAffected if AD-based authentication is configured for the web console
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Review console user accountsInspect the list of configured console users or AD groups permitted access to determine if non-administrator AD accounts have console accessAffected if Multiple AD users or groups beyond administrators have console access permissions
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Check for suspicious session activityMonitor web console access logs for unusual browser refresh patterns or repeated authentication attempts that may indicate exploitation attemptsAffected if Unusual refresh patterns or session anomalies are present in logs
Your environment is affected if you run OfficeScan 11.0 or XG with the web console enabled and AD authentication configured, particularly if non-administrator AD users have console access.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied patches for OfficeScan 11.0 SP1 and XG versions. Until patched, limit Active Directory user access to the OfficeScan console and monitor for suspicious browser refresh patterns.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-10509 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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