Enterprise Security Manager
CVE-2023-6070
MEDIUM
Vulnerability 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 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A server-side request forgery vulnerability in ESM prior to version 11.6.8 allows a low privileged authenticated user to upload arbitrary content, potentially altering configuration. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. 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. A server-side request forgery vulnerability in ESM prior to version 11.6.8 allows a low privileged authenticated user to upload arbitrary content, potentially altering configuration. This is possible through the certificate validation functionality where the API accepts uploaded content and doesn't parse for invalid data Affected products include: Trellix Enterprise Security Manager. Version information: version 11.6.8.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A server-side request forgery vulnerability in ESM prior to version 11.6.8 allows a low privileged authenticated user to upload arbitrary content, potentially altering configuration. This is possible through the certificate validation functionality where the API accepts uploaded content and doesn't parse for invalid data
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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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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