Citrix XenDesktop up to 7.5 Pooled Desktop access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix XenDesktop up to 7.5 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Pooled Desktop Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4700. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Citrix XenDesktop up to 7.5 (Connectivity Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component Pooled Desktop Handler. 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:

Citrix XenDesktop 7.x, 5.x, and 4.x, when pooled random desktop groups is enabled and ShutdownDesktopsAfterUse is disabled, allows local guest users to gain access to another user s desktop via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 07/10/2014 with Citrix as CTX139591 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4700 since 06/30/2014. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76571 (Citrix XenDesktop 4.x / 5.x / 7.x Unauthorized Access (CTX139591)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting ShutdownDesktopsAfterUse = Enable. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94460), Tenable (76571), SecurityFocus (BID 68530†), Secunia (SA59889†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030566†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 76571
Nessus Name: Citrix XenDesktop 4.x / 5.x / 7.x Unauthorized Access (CTX139591)
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Config: ShutdownDesktopsAfterUse = Enable

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: CTX139591
Organization: Citrix
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4700 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4700
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67050
X-Force: 94460 - Citrix XenDesktop desktop groups unauthorized access, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 68530 - Citrix XenDesktop CVE-2014-4700 Unspecified Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 59889 - Citrix XenDesktop Desktop Access Unspecified Security Bypass Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030566 - Citrix XenDesktop Unspecified Flaw in Pooled Random Desktop Groups Lets Remote Users Access Other User Desktops
Vulnerability Center: 45638 - Citrix XenDesktop 7.x, 5.x, and 4.x Local Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2014 00:02
Updated: 02/08/2022 21:47
Changes: 07/15/2014 00:02 (79), 06/03/2017 07:36 (3), 02/08/2022 21:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:773:103

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