CVE-2023-32531Network attack vector

Code execution via unvalidated dashboard widget input

Published Jun 26, 2023 · Updated Oct 21, 2024

Cross-site scripting in Trend Micro Apex Central 2019 before 8.0.0.6394 allows remote attackers to execute code via dashboard widgets. The Control Manager component fails to validate user-supplied widget data before using it in web output, permitting arbitrary script execution in the target user's application context. Exploitation requires the target user to visit a malicious page or open a malicious file; published evidence does not identify the affected widget or request parameter.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.87%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Trend Micro Apex Central 2019 before 8.0.0.6394 allows remote attackers to execute code via dashboard widgets. The Control Manager component fails to validate user-supplied widget data before using it in web output, permitting arbitrary script execution in the target user's application context. Exploitation requires the target user to visit a malicious page or open a malicious file; published evidence does not identify the affected widget or request parameter.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32531
Published
Jun 26, 2023
Updated
Oct 21, 2024
Vendor
Trend Micro
Product
Trend Micro Apex Central
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2019 (8.0) <8.0.0.6394

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Trend Micro · Trend Micro Apex Centralversion=2019 (8.0) <8.0.0.6394

Published CVSS scores

6.1Trend MicroCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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