CVE-2023-52325

Apex Central vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

4.5%

EPSS pct

91th

Exploited

No known

A local file inclusion vulnerability in one of Trend Micro Apex Central's widgets could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. Please note: this vulnerability must be used in conjunction with another one to exploit an affected system. In addition, an attacker must first obtain a valid set of credentials on target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected vendor

Trendmicro

Affected product

Apex Central

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-98 — PHP Remote File Inclusion

Published

2024-01-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-52325

Confirm whether Trendmicro Apex Central is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-52325.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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