# CVE-2023-52328: Cross-site scripting in Trend Micro Apex Central

> Cross-site scripting in Apex Central dashboard widgets allows attackers to achieve remote code execution on affected servers.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 30 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4jhj-g9wr-f89q

## What is CVE-2023-52328?

CVE-2023-52328 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central, published on 23 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Certain dashboard widgets on Trend Micro Apex Central (on-premise) are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks that may allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution on affected servers.

Please note this vulnerability is similar, but not identical to CVE-2023-52329.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52328?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendmicro Apex Central.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-52328?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52328 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-52328 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex Central

- [CVE-2022-26871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26871/): Trend Micro Apex Central Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-69258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69258/): Code injection in Trend Micro Apex Central (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-49219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49219/): Deserialization in Trend Micro Apex Central (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-49220](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49220/): Deserialization in Trend Micro Apex Central (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-52324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52324/): File upload in Trend Micro Apex Central (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-52328 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-52328 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central, published on 23 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trend Micro Apex Central. 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-2023-52328/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52328/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52328
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52328
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52328

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52328/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.