Citrix Web Interface up to 5.0.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Citrix Web Interface up to 5.0.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Interface. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2454. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Citrix Web Interface up to 5.0.1 (Connectivity Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Web Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Citrix Web Interface 4.6, 5.0, and 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 04/21/2009. The weakness was presented 05/01/2009 by Dave with Subverted.org (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2454 since 07/14/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38663 (Citrix Web Interface 4.6 / 5.0 / 5.0.1 Unspecified XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at citrix.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 (50191), Tenable (38663), SecurityFocus (BID 34761†), OSVDB (54133†) and Secunia (SA34868†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 38663
Nessus Name: Citrix Web Interface 4.6 / 5.0 / 5.0.1 Unspecified XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 64577
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox, linux-firefox-devel
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: citrix.com

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04/29/2009 +1 days 🔍
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07/14/2009 +56 days 🔍
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09/02/2019 +3702 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: support.citrix.com
Researcher: Dave
Organization: Subverted.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2454 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2454
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3963
X-Force: 50191
SecurityFocus: 34761 - Citrix Web Interface Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 34868
OSVDB: 54133 - Citrix Web Interface Unspecified XSS
Vulnerability Center: 21865 - Citrix Web Interface 4.6-5.0.1 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2009 13:45
Updated: 09/02/2019 16:36
Changes: 05/19/2009 13:45 (88), 09/02/2019 16:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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