CVE-2023-41178Network attack vector

Victim-session script execution via unvalidated endpoint input

Published Jan 23, 2024 · Updated Jun 9, 2025

Reflected XSS in Trend Micro Mobile Security for Enterprise 9.8 SP5 before build 3311 allows remote attackers to run script in a victim's session. The vpplist_assign_list endpoint fails to validate user-supplied data before reflecting it into a web response, permitting arbitrary script injection. Exploitation requires an authenticated victim to visit a malicious page or open a malicious file, after which the script can issue web requests with that victim's privileges.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.80%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Trend Micro Mobile Security for Enterprise 9.8 SP5 before build 3311 allows remote attackers to run script in a victim's session. The vpplist_assign_list endpoint fails to validate user-supplied data before reflecting it into a web response, permitting arbitrary script injection. Exploitation requires an authenticated victim to visit a malicious page or open a malicious file, after which the script can issue web requests with that victim's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41178
Published
Jan 23, 2024
Updated
Jun 9, 2025
Vendor
Trend Micro
Product
Trend Micro Mobile Security for Enterprise
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.8 SP5 <9.8.3311

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Trend Micro · Trend Micro Mobile Security for Enterpriseversion=9.8 SP5 <9.8.3311

Published CVSS scores

6.3Trend MicroCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/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 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 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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