CVE-2025-30678
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 Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central (on-premise) modTMSM component could allow an attacker to manipulate certain parameters leading to information disclosure on affected installations.
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 confidenceSSRF vulnerability in the modTMSM component of Trend Micro Apex Central on-premise allows attackers to manipulate certain request parameters, causing the server to make unintended requests to attacker-controlled or internal resources, resulting in information disclosure.
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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= 2019CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Confirm Trend Micro Apex Central installationCheck if Trend Micro Apex Central is installed on the system by looking for its installation directory, service, or typical installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Apex Central or /opt/trendmicro/apexcentralAffected if The software is present on the system
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Identify the installed versionLocate the version information file or check the product about/version panel in the Apex Central management console. The version is typically displayed in the console header or in installation logsAffected if The installed version is exactly 2019 (any build or patch level)
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Verify modTMSM component presenceCheck for the modTMSM component in the Apex Central installation directory, typically found under the web application's modules or components folder. This component handles TMSM-related communicationsAffected if The modTMSM component directory exists and is accessible via the web interface
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Check modTMSM network exposureReview the web server configuration (IIS or Apache) for Apex Central to determine if the modTMSM endpoints are exposed externally or accessible without authenticationAffected if The modTMSM component is reachable from untrusted networks or does not require authentication
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Audit for suspicious outbound requestsReview Apex Central server logs and network firewall logs for any unusual outbound HTTP/HTTPS requests from the Apex Central server to unknown or internal IP addresses, particularly those initiated by the modTMSM componentAffected if There are outbound requests from the Apex Central server to unexpected or internal resources that were not initiated by legitimate administrative actions
You are affected if Trend Micro Apex Central version 2019 is installed and the modTMSM component is accessible, as this specific version contains the vulnerable component.
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 patch when available; as interim measure, implement strict URL allow-listing and input validation on the modTMSM component to prevent arbitrary URL manipulation.
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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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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.
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- 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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