SB2022052628 - Privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30700)

CWE-ID: CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions set on a resource used by the service in the ApexOne Security Agent. A local user with access to the system can view contents of files and directories or modify them.

2) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30701)

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

the vulnerability exists due to untrusted search path within the configuration of OpenSSL. A local user can create a specially crafted configuration file and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-790/
• https://success.trendmicro.com/dcx/s/solution/000291008?language=en_US
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-797/