Trend Micro CVE-2020-27018
MEDIUMVulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance (IMSVA) 9.1 is vulnerable to a server side request forgery vulnerability which could allow an authenticated attacker to abuse the product's. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and allowlist destination URLs, block requests to internal networks, use network segmentation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918), which allows attackers to make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources. Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance (IMSVA) 9.1 is vulnerable to a server side request forgery vulnerability which could allow an authenticated attacker to abuse the product's web server and grant access to web resources or parts of local files. An attacker must already have obtained authenticated privileges on the product to exploit this vulnerability. Affected products include: Trendmicro Interscan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance (IMSVA) 9.1 is vulnerable to a server side request forgery vulnerability which could allow an authenticated attacker to abuse the product's web server and grant access to web resources or parts of local files. An attacker must already have obtained authenticated privileges on the product to exploit this vulnerability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
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Attack Technique
Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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