The Gw2-64.exe in Guild Wars 2 launcher version 106916 suffers from an elevation of privileges vulnerability which can be used by an Authenticated User to modify the existing executable file with a binary of his choice. The vulnerability exist due to the improper permissions, with the F flag (Full Control) for Everyone group, making the entire directory Guild Wars 2 and its files and sub-dirs world-writable.
Weakness
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Affected Software
| Name |
Vendor |
Start Version |
End Version |
| Guild_wars_2 |
Arena |
106916 (including) |
106916 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
- Compartmentalize the system to have “safe” areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
- Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.
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