Attacker Value
High
(1 user assessed)
Exploitability
Low
(1 user assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
High
Attack Vector
Network
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CVE-2023-41179

Disclosure Date: September 19, 2023 •
CVE-2023-41179 CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.2
Exploited in the Wild
Reported by cbeek-r7 and 1 more...
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Description

A vulnerability in the 3rd party AV uninstaller module contained in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS), Worry-Free Business Security and Worry-Free Business Security Services could allow an attacker to manipulate the module to execute arbitrary commands on an affected installation.

Note that an attacker must first obtain administrative console access on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

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Ratings
  • Attacker Value
    High
  • Exploitability
    Low
CISA KEV ListedCommon in enterpriseGives privileged accessDifficult to weaponizeRequires elevated access
Technical Analysis

This was disclosed as 0day in September 2023 and then kind of never spoken of again, true to form for Trend Micro product 0days (exhibit 1, exhibit 2, exhibit 3). For CVE-2023-41179, exploitation requires an attacker to have admin console access on the target system, hence the low exploitability rating. As usual with these things, there don’t appear to be any public details.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.2 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.2
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
Trend Micro Apex One 14.0.0.12380
Trend Micro Apex One 14.0.12637
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 10.0 SP1 Build 2495
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services 6.7.3578 / 14.3.1105
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • trendmicro

Products

  • apex one 2019,
  • worry-free business security 10.0,
  • worry-free business security services -

Additional Info

Authenticated
Unknown
Exploitable
Unknown
Reliability
Unknown
Stability
Unknown
Available Mitigations
Unknown
Shelf Life
Unknown
Userbase/Installbase
Unknown
Patch Effectiveness
Unknown
Technical Analysis