CVE-2023-6548

high

Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway allows an attacker with access to NSIP, CLIP or SNIP with management interface to perform Authenticated (low privileged) remote code execution on Management Interface.

From the Tenable Blog

CVE-2023-6548, CVE-2023-6549: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway
CVE-2023-6548, CVE-2023-6549: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway

Published: 2024-01-16

Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway have been exploited in the wild. Urgent patching is required to address these flaws.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2023-6548-cve-2023-6549-zero-day-vulnerabilities-netscaler-adc-gateway-exploited

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/citrix-warns-of-new-netscaler-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX584986/netscaler-adc-and-netscaler-gateway-security-bulletin-for-cve20236548-and-cve20236549

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-01-17

Updated: 2024-01-25

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Severity: Medium