Watchguard Server Center 11.7.4 Path wlcollector.exe access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Watchguard Server Center 11.7.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function in the library wgpr.dll of the file wlcollector.exe of the component Path Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5701. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Watchguard Server Center 11.7.4. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function in the library wgpr.dll of the file wlcollector.exe of the component Path Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in (1) Watchguard Log Collector (wlcollector.exe) and (2) Watchguard WebBlocker Server (wbserver.exe) in WatchGuard Server Center 11.7.4, 11.7.3, and possibly earlier allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wgpr.dll file in the application s bin directory.

The bug was discovered 07/29/2013. The weakness was published 09/08/2013 by Julien Ahrens with RCE Security as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The public release happened without involvement of Watchguard. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5701 since 09/05/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 41 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121446 (Watchguard Server Center wgpr.dll Insecure Library Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Applying the patch Patch announced for Q4-2013 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86973), Exploit-DB (38752), SecurityFocus (BID 62261†), OSVDB (97045†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41761†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: Patch announced for Q4-2013

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Julien Ahrens
Organization: RCE Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-5701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10185
X-Force: 86973
SecurityFocus: 62261 - Watchguard Server Center CVE-2013-5701 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 97045
SecurityTracker: 1028992
Vulnerability Center: 41761 - Watchguard Server Center 11.7.4 and 11.7.3 \x27wgpr.dll\x27 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2013 18:50
Updated: 06/09/2025 12:08
Changes: 09/10/2013 18:50 (66), 08/21/2017 08:45 (8), 05/24/2021 09:07 (3), 12/24/2024 12:13 (20), 06/09/2025 12:08 (2)
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