CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2433

Client Server Messaging Suite vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
10.9%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The web management console in Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.0 through 8.0, Worry-Free Business Security 5.0, and Client/Server/Messaging Suite 3.5 and 3.6 creates a random session token based only on the login time, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions via brute-force attacks. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution through an unspecified "manipulation of the configuration."
Affected vendor
Trendmicro
Affected product
Client Server Messaging Suite
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values
Published
2008-08-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-2433

  • Confirm whether Trendmicro Client Server Messaging Suite is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-2433.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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