WatchGuard XCS 9.0/9.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in WatchGuard XCS 9.0/9.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2165. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WatchGuard XCS 9.0/9.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The STARTTLS implementation in WatchGuard XCS 9.0 and 9.1 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted SMTP sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.

The weakness was shared 05/23/2011 by Wietse Venema as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2165 since 05/23/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52611 (SMTP Service STARTTLS Plaintext Command Injection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SMTP problems.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11309.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67729), Exploit-DB (37440), Tenable (52611), SecurityFocus (BID 46767†) and Secunia (SA44753†). The entries VDB-56911, VDB-56855, VDB-56854 and VDB-56853 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 52611
Nessus Name: SMTP Service STARTTLS Plaintext Command Injection
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OpenVAS ID: 103513
OpenVAS Name: Multiple Vendors STARTTLS Implementation Plaintext Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Wietse Venema
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57509
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X-Force: 67729
SecurityFocus: 46767 - Multiple Vendors STARTTLS Implementation Plaintext Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 44753 - WatchGuard XCS "STARTTLS" Plaintext Injection Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 32200 - STARTTLS Implementation in WatchGuard XCS 9.0 and 9.1 Allows to Insert Commands into Encrypted SMTP, High

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/23/2025 13:06
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 03/27/2017 09:09 (13), 11/07/2021 18:12 (3), 12/02/2024 01:44 (15), 01/23/2025 13:06 (11)
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