#VU10829 Server-side request forgery in Citrix NetScaler - CVE-2018-6186

 

#VU10829 Server-side request forgery in Citrix NetScaler - CVE-2018-6186

Published: March 2, 2018 / Updated: March 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10829
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6186
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Citrix NetScaler
Software vendor:
Citrix

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform SSRF-attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can gain access to the nsroot account, execute commands with root privileges on the target system and perform server-side request forgery attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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