CVE-2023-38624 Server-side request forgery in Trend Micro Apex Central

Medium 5.4 Published 23 Jan 2024 Updated 20 Jun 2025

A post-authenticated SSRF in Trend Micro Apex Central allows attackers with low-privileged code execution to interact with internal services.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-38624?

CVE-2023-38624 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central, published on 23 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A post-authenticated server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central 2019 (lower than build 6481) could allow an attacker to interact with internal or local services directly. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. This is a similar, but not identical vulnerability as CVE-2023-38625 through CVE-2023-38627.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38624?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trendmicro Apex Central.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38624?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2023-38624 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38624 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8523-f95g-92mc.