# CVE-2013-5009: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated low-privilege users can escalate privileges in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Management Console due to improper authentication.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fc8p-r363-wj97

## What is CVE-2013-5009?

CVE-2013-5009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 10 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Management Console in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.x before 11.0.7.4 and 12.x before 12.1.2 RU2 and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1.2 RU2 does not properly perform authentication, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a limited-admin account.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5009?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Endpoint Protection.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5009?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-5009 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection

- [CVE-2012-0295](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0295/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2018-5237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5237/): Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-5836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5836/): Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-5837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5837/): Path traversal in Symantec Endpoint Protection (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-5820](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5820/): Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5009 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 10 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Symantec Endpoint Protection. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5009/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5009/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5009
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5009
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5009

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