Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller up to 12.0 Management Interface access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller up to 12.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Management Interface. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-14602. The attack can be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller up to 12.0 (Network Management Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability has been identified in the management interface of Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway 10.1 before build 135.18, 10.5 before build 66.9, 10.5e before build 60.7010.e, 11.0 before build 70.16, 11.1 before build 55.13, and 12.0 before build 53.13 (except for build 41.24) that, if exploited, could allow an attacker with access to the NetScaler management interface to gain administrative access to the appliance.

The bug was discovered 09/26/2017. The weakness was published 09/26/2017 with NCC Group (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-14602 since 09/19/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103467 (Citrix NetScaler Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CTX227928)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370583 (Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CTX227928)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103467) and SecurityFocus (BID 100980†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 103467
Nessus Name: Citrix NetScaler Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CTX227928)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: support.citrix.com
Researcher: Frank Gifford
Organization: NCC Group
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-14602 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107160
SecurityFocus: 100980 - Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway CVE-2017-14602 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2017 08:51
Updated: 01/14/2021 14:31
Changes: 09/27/2017 08:51 (68), 11/19/2019 20:10 (6), 01/14/2021 14:31 (2)
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