Trend Micro Apex One AV Uninstaller code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, Worry-Free Business Security and Worry-Free Business Security Services. Impacted is an unknown function of the component AV Uninstaller Module. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-41179. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Trend Micro Apex One, Apex One as a Service, Worry-Free Business Security and Worry-Free Business Security Services (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component AV Uninstaller Module. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the 3rd party AV uninstaller module contained in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS), Worry-Free Business Security and Worry-Free Business Security Services could allow an attacker to manipulate the module to execute arbitrary commands on an affected installation. Note that an attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 09/19/2023. The advisory is shared for download at success.trendmicro.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-41179 since 08/24/2023. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/25/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 09/21/2023 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 10/12/2023:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (813). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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09/19/2023 +26 days 🔍
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11/29/2024 +437 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: success.trendmicro.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239948
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2023 17:13
Updated: 11/29/2024 17:51
Changes: 09/19/2023 17:13 (35), 10/13/2023 07:43 (11), 04/29/2024 13:02 (26), 06/07/2024 03:33 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 09/25/2024 19:02 (12), 11/29/2024 17:51 (2)
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