Trend Micro Apex Central unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Trend Micro Apex Central. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-52324. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Trend Micro Apex Central (affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow a remote attacker to create arbitrary files on affected installations. Please note: although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, this vulnerability could be exploited when the attacker has any valid set of credentials. Also, this vulnerability could be potentially used in combination with another vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was disclosed 01/19/2024. The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-52324 since 01/08/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/22/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at success.trendmicro.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: success.trendmicro.com

Timelineinfo

01/08/2024 🔍
01/19/2024 +11 days 🔍
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12/22/2025 +703 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: trendmicro.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-52324 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-52324
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251532

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2024 07:46
Updated: 12/22/2025 15:50
Changes: 01/19/2024 07:46 (37), 02/12/2024 18:02 (1), 02/12/2024 18:09 (11), 12/22/2025 15:50 (17)
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