PT-2023-1524 · Trend Micro · Trend Micro Apex One

Abdelhamid Naceri · Published 2023-02-09 · Updated 2023-03-16 · CVE-2023-25148

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Trend Micro Apex One (affected versions not specified)

Description A security agent link following issue could allow a local attacker to exploit the vulnerability by changing a specific file into a pseudo-symlink, allowing privilege escalation on affected installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this issue. The vulnerability is related to the incorrect determination of a link before accessing a file in the Browser Exploit Detection mechanism.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00967

CVE-2023-25148

ZDI-23-173

Affected Products

Trend Micro Apex One

References · 11

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-173 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25148 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00967 · Security Note
• https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000292209 · Vendor Advisory
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-173 · Note
• https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000292209?language=en_US · Note
• https://egfincirt.org.eg/trend-micro-security-update-12-february-2023 · Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023020957 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/59852 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46323 · Telegram Post