VDB-113509 · CVE-2018-3609 · BID 103097

Trend Micro Interscan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0/9.1 Management Portal log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Trend Micro Interscan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0/9.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Management Portal. This manipulation causes log file. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-3609. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Trend Micro Interscan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0/9.1 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Management Portal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0 and 9.1 management portal could allow an unauthenticated user to access sensitive information in a particular log file that could be used to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations.

The bug was discovered 01/31/2018. The weakness was shared 02/16/2018 by Matt Bergin (Website). The advisory is shared at success.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-3609 since 12/27/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 103097†). The entry VDB-100708 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Access: Public
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OpenVAS ID: 52394
OpenVAS Name: Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security (Virtual Appliance) [IMSVA] Management Portal Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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12/27/2017 🔍
01/31/2018 +35 days 🔍
02/14/2018 +14 days 🔍
02/16/2018 +2 days 🔍
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02/17/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/06/2020 +688 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: success.trendmicro.com
Researcher: Matt Bergin
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-3609 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3609
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113509
SecurityFocus: 103097 - Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/17/2018 11:19
Updated: 01/06/2020 15:23
Changes: 02/17/2018 11:19 (65), 01/06/2020 15:23 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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