CVE-2023-32604 Cross-site scripting in Trend Micro Apex Central

Medium 5.4 Published 26 Jun 2023 Updated 21 Oct 2024

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in Apex Central via reflected XSS, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-32604?

CVE-2023-32604 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central, published on 26 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Affected versions Trend Micro Apex Central (on-premise) are vulnerable to potential authenticated reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks due to user input validation and sanitization issues. Please note: an attacker must first obtain authentication to Apex Central on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This is similar to, but not identical to CVE-2023-32605.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32604?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trendmicro Apex Central.

How do I fix CVE-2023-32604?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32604 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-32604 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fh25-9x6m-wx4x.