Published:2022/05/11  Last Updated:2022/05/11

JVN#60037444
Installer of Trend Micro Password Manager may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

Overview

Installer of Trend Micro Password Manager provided by Trend Micro Incorporated may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries.

Products Affected

  • Installer of Trend Micro Password Manager prior to Versions 3.7.0.1223

Description

Installer of Trend Micro Password Manager provided by Trend Micro Incorporated contains an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries (CWE-427).

Impact

Arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.

Solution

Use the latest installer by following the latest guidance
Use the latest installer along with the latest installation guidance provided by the developer.
Users who already have installed the software do not need to re-install, because this issue affects the installers only.

The developer states that the vulnerability is addressed in versions 3.7.0.1223, however recommends user to use alternative unaffected product Password Manager 5.x  because 3.x is no longer supported.

References

  1. Japan Vulnerability Notes JVNTA#91240916
    Insecure DLL Loading and Command Execution Issues on Many Windows Application Programs

JPCERT/CC Addendum

This JVN publication was delayed to 2022/05/11 after the developer's fix was published.

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score: 7.8
Attack Vector(AV) Physical (P) Local (L) Adjacent (A) Network (N)
Attack Complexity(AC) High (H) Low (L)
Privileges Required(PR) High (H) Low (L) None (N)
User Interaction(UI) Required (R) None (N)
Scope(S) Unchanged (U) Changed (C)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
CVSS v2 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base Score: 6.8
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N)
Access Complexity(AC) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L)
Authentication(Au) Multiple (M) Single (S) None (N)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)

Credit

Eiji James Yoshida of Security Professionals Network Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2022-28394
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2022-000032