Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway
CVE-2023-3467

8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Citrix
Status
Netscaler Adc
Netscaler Gateway
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 July 2023

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway, allowing an attacker to gain root administrator access (nsroot). This security flaw can be exploited to manipulate system settings and breach sensitive data, thereby amplifying the risks associated with unauthorized access. Immediate assessment and remediation are essential to safeguard affected systems.

Affected Version(s)

NetScaler ADC  13.1 < 49.13

NetScaler ADC  13.0 < 91.13

NetScaler ADC  13.1-FIPS < 37.159

References

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX561482/citrix-adc-a...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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