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Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows 12.1.x < 12.1.59.16 / 13.0.x < 13.0.64.35 Multiple Vulnerabilities (CTX282684)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 142019

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Synopsis

Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows is 12.1 prior to 12.1.59.16 or 13.0 prior to 13.0.64.35. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities that, if exploited, can result in a local user escalating their privilege level to SYSTEM.

Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Citrix Gateway Plug-in for Windows version 12.1.59.16, 13.0.64.35, or later.

See Also

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX282684

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 142019

File Name: citrix_gateway_plug-in_CTX282684.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/28/2020

Updated: 8/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8257

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:citrix:gateway_plug-in, cpe:/a:citrix:secure_access

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8257, CVE-2020-8258

IAVA: 2020-A-0434-S