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Citrix Workspace App for Linux Privilege Escalation (CTX338435)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158566

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Synopsis

The remote device is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of Citrix Workspace installed on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. An improper access control vulnerability exists in Citrix Workspace App for Linux 2012 - 2111 with App Protection installed that can allow an attacker to perform local privilege escalation.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Citrix Workspace App for Linux 2112 or later.

See Also

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX338435

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158566

File Name: citrix_workspace_CTX338435.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/3/2022

Updated: 2/16/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21825

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:citrix:workspace

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/Citrix Workspace

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21825

IAVA: 2022-A-0025-S