Advisory Details

January 11th, 2024

Trend Micro Apex Central Cross-Site Scripting Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-24-051
ZDI-CAN-21447

CVE ID CVE-2023-52330
CVSS SCORE 5.4, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Trend Micro
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Apex Central
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Trend Micro Apex Central. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the Policy Management functionality. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to the injection of an arbitrary script. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Trend Micro has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000296153?language=en_US
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-09-13 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-01-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2024-07-01 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Elias Martinez (filenotfound - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eli-martinez07/)
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