CVE-2020-8604Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Information disclosure via Apache Solr path traversal

Published May 27, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Directory traversal in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 allows remote attackers to read sensitive files. Apache Solr accepts an unvalidated file parameter and uses the supplied path in file operations, allowing traversal outside the intended directory. No authentication is required, and disclosed files are read with the privileges of the IWSS user.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability89.77%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Directory traversal in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 allows remote attackers to read sensitive files. Apache Solr accepts an unvalidated file parameter and uses the supplied path in file operations, allowing traversal outside the intended directory. No authentication is required, and disclosed files are read with the privileges of the IWSS user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-8604
Published
May 27, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Trend Micro
Product
InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 27, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Trend Micro · InterScan Web Security Virtual Applianceversion=6.5

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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