Affected Version(s)

Solution

Trend Micro has released the following solutions to address the issue:

These are the minimum recommended version(s) of the patches and/or builds required to address the issue. Trend Micro highly encourages customers to obtain the latest version of the product if there is a newer one available than the one listed in this bulletin.

Customers are encouraged to visit Trend Micro’s Download Center to obtain prerequisite software (such as Service Packs) before applying any of the solutions above.

*Please note: some of the vulnerabilities listed below may be resolved by an earlier build, but it is strongly recommended that customers apply the latest available version to ensure all known issues are resolved.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-2023-32529 and 32530:  SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities 
ZDI-CAN-17688, ZDI-CAN-17690
CVSSv3: 7.2: AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerable modules of Trend Micro Apex Central (on-premise) contain vulnerabilities which would allow authenticated users to perform a SQL injection that could lead to remote code execution.

Please note: an attacker must first obtain authentication on the target system in order to exploit these vulnerabilities.

CVE-2023-32531 through 32535:  Central XSS Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities 
ZDI-CAN-18872, ZDI-CAN-18871, ZDI-CAN-18876, ZDI-CAN-18874, ZDI-CAN-18867
CVSSv3: 6.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.

CVE-2023-32536, 32537, 32604, 32605:  Authenticated Reflected XSS Vulnerabilities 
CVSSv3: 4.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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.

Mitigating Factors

Exploiting these type of vulnerabilities generally require that an attacker has access (physical or remote) to a vulnerable machine. In addition to timely application of patches and updated solutions, customers are also advised to review remote access to critical systems and ensure policies and perimeter security is up-to-date.

However, even though an exploit may require several specific conditions to be met, Trend Micro strongly encourages customers to update to the latest builds as soon as possible.

Acknowledgement

Trend Micro would like to thank the following individuals for responsibly disclosing these issues and working with Trend Micro to help protect our customers:

• CVE-2023-32529 through 32535:  Poh Jia Hao of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd. working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
• CVE-2023-32536, 32537, 32604 and 32605:  Pankaj Kumar Thakur of Green Tick Nepal Pvt. Ltd.

External Reference(s)

• ZDI-CAN-17688
• ZDI-CAN-17690
• ZDI-CAN-18872
• ZDI-CAN-18871
• ZDI-CAN-18876
• ZDI-CAN-18874
• ZDI-CAN-18867