Citrix Netscaler 10.5-50-1.9 NITRO SDK file_name cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Citrix Netscaler 10.5-50-1.9 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component NITRO SDK. This manipulation of the argument file_name causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-2838. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Citrix Netscaler 10.5-50-1.9 (Network Management Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component NITRO SDK. The manipulation of the argument file_name with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 03/19/2015 as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2838 since 04/03/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Han Sahin and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11577 (Citrix NetScaler Nitro API Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 10.5 build 52.3nc eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101704), Exploit-DB (36442) and SecurityFocus (BID 73358†). Additional details are provided at packetstormsecurity.com. The entries VDB-74074, VDB-74078, VDB-74630 and VDB-74631 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Network Management Software

Vendor

Citrix

Name

Netscaler

Version

10.5-50-1.9

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.citrix.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Han Sahin
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OpenVAS ID: 801854
OpenVAS Name: Citrix NetScaler VPX large_search.html Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Netscaler 10.5 build 52.3nc

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: 130937
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74077
X-Force: 101704 - Citrix NITRO SDK xen_hotfix page command execution
SecurityFocus: 73358 - Citrix NetScaler 'xen_hotfix' Page Command Injection Vulnerability

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

Created: 03/23/2015 10:30
Updated: 11/29/2024 07:54
Changes: 03/23/2015 10:30 (49), 03/25/2018 10:45 (23), 04/16/2022 02:42 (4), 11/29/2024 07:54 (19)
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