CVE-2013-5009 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Management Console of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.x and 12.x, as well as Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.x. This flaw allows remote authenticated users with limited administrative privileges to escalate their access. With a CVSS score of 7.4, this vulnerability is considered high severity, enabling a network-adjacent attacker with existing credentials to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.0.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6a:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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