Citrix Metaframe 1.0 login.asp NFuse_Message cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Citrix Metaframe 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file login.asp. The manipulation of the argument NFuse_Message leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2003-1157. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Citrix Metaframe 1.0 (Connectivity Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the file login.asp. The manipulation of the argument NFuse_Message with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in login.asp in Citrix MetaFrame XP Server 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the NFuse_Message parameter.

The weakness was published 10/31/2003 by Andy Davis (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1157 since 05/04/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at archives.neohapsis.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:login.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12301 (Citrix MetaFrame XP login.asp NFuse_Message Parameter XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11446 (Citrix MetaFrame XP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13569), Exploit-DB (23316), Tenable (12301), SecurityFocus (BID 8939†) and OSVDB (2762†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 12301
Nessus Name: Citrix MetaFrame XP login.asp NFuse_Message Parameter XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 12301
OpenVAS Name: Citrix Web Interface XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/02/2003 +274 days 🔍
10/31/2003 +29 days 🔍
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11/03/2003 +3 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +57 days 🔍
07/06/2004 +188 days 🔍
07/25/2004 +19 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +283 days 🔍
08/22/2014 +3397 days 🔍
07/17/2025 +3982 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Andy Davis
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1157 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1157
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21125
X-Force: 13569
SecurityFocus: 8939 - Citrix Metaframe XP Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 10127
OSVDB: 2762 - Citrix MetaFrame XP login.asp NFuse_Message Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 4834 - Cross-site Scripting in Citrix Web Interface Server, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 08/22/2014 13:28
Updated: 07/17/2025 22:21
Changes: 08/22/2014 13:28 (78), 05/23/2019 14:43 (3), 02/24/2025 05:39 (20), 07/17/2025 22:21 (2)
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