CVE-2023-32523

Trend Micro Mobile Security for Enterprises widget WFUser Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Affected versions of Trend Micro Mobile Security (Enterprise) 9.8 SP5 contain some widgets that would allow a remote user to bypass authentication and potentially chain with other vulnerabilities.

Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit these vulnerabilities.

This is similar to, but not identical to CVE-2023-32524.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Trend Micro Mobile Security for Enterprises. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the WFUser class defined within the web/widget path. The issue results from improper implementation of the authentication mechanism. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system.

*Credits: Poh Jia Hao of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-05-09 CVE Reserved
2023-05-12 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-10-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-587	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000293106?language=en_US	2023-06-30

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Trendmicro Search vendor "Trendmicro"		Mobile Security Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Mobile Security"				9.8 Search vendor "Trendmicro" for product "Mobile Security" and version "9.8"		sp5, enterprise, windows		Affected