# CVE-2023-32524: Auth bypass in Trend Micro Moibile Security for Enterprise

> Remote attackers with low-privileged code execution can bypass authentication in Trend Micro Mobile Security Enterprise widgets.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7cjr-22fr-r5vf

## What is CVE-2023-32524?

CVE-2023-32524 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Moibile Security for Enterprise, published on 26 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Affected versions of Trend Micro Mobile Security (Enterprise) 9.8 SP5 contain some widgets that would allow a remote user to bypass authentication and potentially chain with other vulnerabilities.

Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit these vulnerabilities.

This is similar to, but not identical to CVE-2023-32523.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32524?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Mobile Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32524?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32524 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32524 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Moibile Security for Enterprise

- [CVE-2019-19690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19690/): Security feature bypass in Trend Micro Mobile Security for Android (Consumer) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14078](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14078/): SQL injection in Mobile Security (Enterprise) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-14080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14080/): Auth bypass in Mobile Security (Enterprise) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-32521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32521/): Path traversal in Trend Micro Moibile Security for Enterprise (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-40980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40980/): Missing authorization in Trend Micro Mobile Security for Enterprise (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32524 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32524 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Moibile Security for Enterprise, published on 26 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32524 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Moibile Security for Enterprise. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32524/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32524/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32524
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32524
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32524

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.