CVE-2019-9490
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 InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance version 6.5 SP2 could allow an non-authorized user to disclose administrative credentials. An attacker must be an authenticated user in order to exploit the 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 · high confidenceTrend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 SP2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability allowing authenticated non-privileged users to obtain administrative credentials. This is a vertical privilege escalation through improper authorization checks on credential retrieval functionality.
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= 6.5CVSS 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 InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance versionLog into the appliance administrative console or run 'lmstat' or check system information to confirm the installed version is 6.5 SP2Affected if Running version 6.5 SP2 (exact match)
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Verify user role configurationCheck the user management section of the admin console to confirm the existence of non-privileged (non-administrator) user accounts configured in the systemAffected if Non-privileged user accounts exist in the system
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Test credential retrieval authorizationUsing a non-privileged authenticated user account, attempt to access the administrative credential retrieval functionality (such as viewing saved admin passwords or API credentials) through the web interface or API endpointsAffected if Non-privileged users can retrieve administrative credentials without proper authorization failure
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Review audit logs for credential accessExamine security and audit logs for instances where non-administrator accounts accessed administrative credential storage or retrieval functionsAffected if Logs show non-privileged users accessed credential retrieval features
A user is affected if they are running InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 SP2 with non-privileged accounts that can access administrative credential retrieval functionality without proper authorization checks.
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 the vendor patch for CVE-2019-9490 to InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 SP2. Review access logs for any unauthorized administrative access attempts and rotate exposed credentials as a precautionary measure.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2019-9490 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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